| Deposit ID | 10084792 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W700001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mount Lyell |
| Geographic coordinates: | 145.54846, -42.11278 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tasmania(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Tasmania |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Digenite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Linnaeite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stromeyerite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rutile | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Model code | 184 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, kuroko |
| Mark3 model number | 93 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | 145.54846, -42.11278 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1884 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700001 |
MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 83-89, P. 30-33.
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 60.
MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1983
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1987 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.