Red Cloud group (Crescent; Lead King), First Choice Mining District (Garnet Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Red Cloud group (Crescent; Lead King) | - not defined - |
First Choice Mining District (Garnet Mining District) | Mining District |
Granite County | County |
Montana | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 49' 10'' North , 113° 20' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Drummond | 336 (2017) | 22.3km |
Clinton | 1,052 (2011) | 29.0km |
Turah | 306 (2011) | 37.4km |
Maxville | 130 (2011) | 40.3km |
Seeley Lake | 1,659 (2011) | 41.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
164192
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:164192:2
GUID (UUID V4):
ab39db2c-de6e-4215-984e-051c5e28dfb9
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold; (Minor) - Copper, Lead; (Trace) - Antimony, Barium-Barite, Molybdenum
Deposit Type: Replacement Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Garnet Range Formation, Phosphoria Formation (Retort Member), Flathead Formation, Garnet Stock
Structure: Vein Lies On Bedding Plane On Northern Limb And Near Crest Of Deep Creek Anticline Which Here Trends About N 80 W And Plunges About 30 W. Vein Is About 200 M North Of Axis Of Anticline. Vein Is Cut By Small Northeasterly Normal Faults. Some Postmineral Movement Has Taken Place In The Plane Of The Vein.
Host Rock: Quartzite, Schist
Tectonic Structure: Cordilleran Miogeosyncline
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β 'Limonite' |
β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
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 | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10071324 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Wallace DomainDomain
- West Canadian-Alberta basinBasin
USA
- Montana
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