Little Sampson Mine, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USAi
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Little Sampson Mine | Mine |
Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District) | Mining District |
Lewis and Clark County | County |
Montana | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 28' 32'' North , 112° 14' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Helena West Side | 1,637 (2011) | 16.8km |
Elliston | 219 (2011) | 17.2km |
Jefferson City | 472 (2011) | 19.2km |
Clancy | 1,661 (2011) | 19.8km |
Helena | 30,581 (2017) | 20.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
162874
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:162874:9
GUID (UUID V4):
917550d3-f2b3-4515-a725-747b96df3f4c
REF:Deposit:: MBMG BULL 30, P. 28
Deposit:: MBMG BULL 25, P. 25
Deposit:: USGS BULL 842, P. 254, PL.41
Deposit:: USGS PP 428, PL. 19
Deposit:: YOUNG,ETAL,1962,MBMG BULL.30,P.28
Deposit:: PARDEE AND SCHRADER,1933,USGS BULL.842,P.254
Deposit:: CROWLEY,1961,MBMG BULL.25,P.25
Deposit:: CROWLEY,1960,MBMG BULL.20 P.24
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Silver; (Minor) - Gold, Zinc, Copper; (Trace) - Antimony, Arsenic
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: Boulder Batholith, Red Mountain Fault
Host Rock: Quartz Monzonite
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
11 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 |
β Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Covellite Formula: CuS |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Polybasite Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
β Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
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 | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
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 | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
β | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β | Polybasite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
β | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
S | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
S | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
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 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Ag | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
Sb | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Sb | β Polybasite | [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
Sb | β Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
Pb | β Bournonite | PbCuSbS3 |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10101973 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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