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Adamsfield District

Past Producer in Tasmania, Australia with commodities Osmium, Iridium, Gold
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000937
MRDS ID M045078
Record type District
Current site name Adamsfield District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 146.33173, -42.66282 (WGS84)
Relative position NYE HAS A GEOLOGIC AND CLAIM MAP WITH HIS PAPER
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Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Tasmania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Osmium Primary
Iridium Primary
Gold Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 146.33173, -42.66282
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description AT BOUNDARY OF PALEOZOIC AND PRECAMBRIAN

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1925

Mining district

District name ADAMSFIELD DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERTIE, J.B., JR., 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS, USGS PROF. PAPER 630, P. 70-71

  • Deposit

    NYE, P.B., 1929, THE OSMIRIDIUM DEPOSITS OF THE ADAMSFIELD DISTRICT, TASMANIA DEPT. MINES, GEOL. SURV. BULL. NO. 39, P. 70