Monarch Mine, Ontario Mining District (Elliston Mining District), Powell County, Montana, USAi
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Monarch Mine | Mine |
Ontario Mining District (Elliston Mining District) | Mining District |
Powell County | County |
Montana | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 24' 25'' North , 112° 24' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Elliston | 219 (2011) | 17.4km |
Basin | 212 (2011) | 18.5km |
Deer Lodge | 2,965 (2017) | 25.1km |
Avon | 111 (2011) | 26.1km |
Boulder | 1,207 (2017) | 28.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
163365
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:163365:1
GUID (UUID V4):
1481c63d-12e3-4e4d-be81-afd36f6792bc
REF:Deposit:: MBMG BULL 98, P. 13, 50.
Deposit:: USGS BULL 1151, PL. 1.
Deposit:: USGS BULL 842, P. 266-67.
Deposit:: USGS BULL 527, P. 79.
Deposit:: MBMG BULL 109, P. 17.
Production:: MBMG BULL 98, P. 50; USGS BULL 842, P. 266-67.
Deposit:: U.S. BUR. MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 41-88, 1988, P. 54-55.
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold, Copper; (Minor) - Zinc, Lead; (Trace) - Antimony, Arsenic
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: Boulder Batholith
Host Rock: Quartz Monzonite, Andesite
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Covellite Formula: CuS |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β 'Limonite' |
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 | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10015868 |
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