Excelsior Mine, Bannack Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Excelsior Mine | Mine |
| Bannack Mining District | Mining District |
| Beaverhead County | County |
| Montana | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° North , 112° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~15km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
63876
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:63876:3
GUID (UUID V4):
088e7424-b42d-44e4-8b09-b86587b21740
An underground mine working a contact metamorphic deposit in limestone of the Mississippian Madison Group.
Ref: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication 75, 1977
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Pyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Tetradymite Formula: Bi2Te2S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Tetradymite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2S |
| β | Pyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 | |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite var. Gold-bearing Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
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