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Lancaster County

Occurrence in Lancaster county in Pennsylvania, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Platinum, Copper, Lead, Iridium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038136
MRDS ID M045422
Record type Site
Current site name Lancaster County

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.18492, 39.97946 (WGS84)
Elevation 91
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Est Imated Within Lancaster County

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lancaster(county)

Pennsylvania(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Quarryville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

York(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic unit)

Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)

Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)

Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Pennsylvania Lancaster

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED. UNKNOWN AREA IN LANCASTER COUNTY. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR STRASBURG ESTIMATED FROM BALTIMORE 1 BY 2 DEGREE TOPO MAP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Iridium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Ilmenite Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.0005-0.0014% (17-48 PPB) AG+AU+PT FROM 300 G SAMPLE (CUPELLED BUTTON FROM SAMPLE FUSED WITH LEAD OXIDE AND BLACK FLUX)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.18492, 39.97946
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form UNKNOWN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1852
Discoverer Dr. F.A. Genth

Comments on development

  • PT DISCOVERED DURING CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PT DISCOVERED IN A CLAY SLATE CONTAINING CHALCOPYRITE AND GALENA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-75 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-92 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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