Riviere Liniere

Occurrence in Quebec, Canada with commodities Platinum, Osmium, Iridium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038787
MRDS ID M046230
Record type Site
Current site name Riviere Liniere

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.99941, 46.41663 (WGS84)
Relative position 20 MILES SE OF QUEBEC, LOCATION APPROXIMATE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lac Etchemin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Quebec(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Quebec

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Osmium Tertiary
Iridium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.99941, 46.41663

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STREAM GRAVELS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quebec Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRAILL, R. J., 1970, CALALOGUE OF CANADIAN MINERALS: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA, PAPER 69 - 45, P. 420

  • Deposit

    HOFFMANN, 1888,: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CAN. ANN. REPT. 4, P. 52 T

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.