Amazon - Dixie Mine (Sildex Mine), St. Regis Mining District (Deer Creek Mining District; Ward Mining District), Mineral County, Montana, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Amazon - Dixie Mine (Sildex Mine) | Mine |
| St. Regis Mining District (Deer Creek Mining District; Ward Mining District) | Mining District |
| Mineral County | County |
| Montana | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 26' 15'' North , 115° 41' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mullan | 675 (2017) | 9.0km |
| Wallace | 761 (2017) | 18.2km |
| Osburn | 1,510 (2017) | 24.3km |
| Thompson Falls | 1,332 (2017) | 31.8km |
| Belknap | 158 (2011) | 32.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
159736
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:159736:6
GUID (UUID V4):
2a807a1e-4f80-420e-ac26-5821b86aef64
REF:Deposit:: WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA: US GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, P. 608 .
Deposit:: MBM & G BULL. 49, 1966 P.29
Deposit:: USGS BULL. 1027-M, 1956 P.608
Deposit:: ALSO LOCATED IN SEC. 5.
Deposit:: MBM & G BULL 100, 1976, P.19.
Deposit:: GILBERT, F. C., 1935 , DIRECTORY OF MONTANA MINING PROPERTIES: MONTANA BUR. MINES AND GEO
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: Nw Trending Fault (Silver Creek). Throws Along Fault Range From 2000 To Several Thousand Feet.
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Silver | Ag |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10019051 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Belt BasinBasin
- Wallace DomainDomain
- West Canadian-Alberta basinBasin
USA
- Montana
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