Bullion Mine, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USAi
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Bullion Mine | Mine |
Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District) | Mining District |
Jefferson County | County |
Montana | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 21' 22'' North , 112° 17' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Basin | 212 (2011) | 9.7km |
Boulder | 1,207 (2017) | 18.8km |
Jefferson City | 472 (2011) | 20.8km |
Elliston | 219 (2011) | 25.2km |
Clancy | 1,661 (2011) | 26.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
160484
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:160484:2
GUID (UUID V4):
07cb6b99-a01e-40b9-b4c5-66cd7c170ff6
REF:Deposit:: MBMG BULL 16, P. 25-6.101
Deposit:: MBMG BULL 100, P. 9
Deposit:: USGS BULL 527, P. 127.
Deposit:: USGS BULL 1151, P. 101-3.
Deposit:: MBMG BULL 30, P. 22
Deposit:: USGS BULL 842, P. 295
Production:: MBMG BULL 16.
Deposit:: MONTANA DEPARMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
Deposit:: PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MACH 1994, P. 5-83.
Deposit:: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 15, 1935, P. 28.
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Copper, Silver; (Minor) - Gold, Zinc; (Trace) - Arsenic, Uranium, Antimony
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: Boulder Batholith
Host Rock: Quartz Monzonite
Tectonic Structure: Cordilleran Miogeosyncline
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | β Uraninite | UO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10105722 |
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