Homestake Mine (Henderson Tunnel; Excello; Gold Dust; Parkmont), New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USAi
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Homestake Mine (Henderson Tunnel; Excello; Gold Dust; Parkmont) | Mine |
New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District) | Mining District |
Park County | County |
Montana | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 3' 22'' North , 109° 56' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
162134
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:162134:4
GUID (UUID V4):
d26fa7a3-4869-4dc3-af63-997ec883fa03
REF:Deposit:: REED, G. C., 1950, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) PARK COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. BUR. MINES INF. CIRC. 754
Production:: REED, 1950, USBM IC 7546, USBM MINERALS YEARBOOKS 1948-1949
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Copper; (Minor) - Manganese
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Wolsey Formation, Shale, Minor Quartzite
Structure: Complex Fracturing
Host Rock: Limestone
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Copper Formula: Cu |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
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 var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10071328 |
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USA
- Absaroka RangeMountain Range
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