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Unnamed Th occurrence [10] (Staatz Location No. 61), Lemhi Pass Mining District, Beaverhead Co., Montana, USAi
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Unnamed Th occurrence [10] (Staatz Location No. 61)Occurrence
Lemhi Pass Mining DistrictMining District
Beaverhead Co.County
MontanaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 56' 49'' North , 113° 28' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Leadore102 (2017)31.0km
Salmon3,036 (2017)41.9km


Commodities (Major) - Thorium
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock: Quartzite

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Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
var. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
'Monazite'-REE(PO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
C Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
OOxygen
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
O RutileTiO2
O Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
O Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O HematiteFe2O3
FFluorine
F Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
AlAluminium
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
PPhosphorus
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
SSulfur
S JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Fe HematiteFe2O3
YYttrium
Y Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
CeCerium
Ce Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
NdNeodymium
Nd Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)

References

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STAATZ, M. H., 1972 , GEOLOGIC AND DESCRIPTION OF TH-BEARING VEINS IN LEMHI PASS QUAD, IDA & MONT., USGS BULL 1351.

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Link to USGS MRDS:10090788

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