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Winnetka Mine (Winnetaka Mine), Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USAi
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Winnetka Mine (Winnetaka Mine)Mine
Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District)Mining District
Madison CountyCounty
MontanaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 15' 12'' North , 111° 54' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
45.25333,-111.91111
GeoHash:
G#: c803mqhgf
GRN:
N31W57
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Virginia City199 (2017)5.3km
Alder103 (2011)17.2km
Ennis884 (2017)17.7km
Sheridan677 (2017)31.7km
Pony118 (2011)45.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
166450
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:166450:1
GUID (UUID V4):
4c383811-da15-4e99-8467-46b8e09573e2


REF:Deposit:: TANSLEY, ETAL, 1933, GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF THE TOBACCO ROOT MTNS, MADISON CO., MONT., MBMG. MEM 9, P 49
Deposit:: LORAIN, S, 1937, GOLD LODE MINING IN THE TOBACCO ROOT MTN, MADISON CO., MONT, USBM 6972, P. 53Deposit:: MBM&G BULL 100,1976,P.17.
Deposit:: USBM MRB NO. 73, 1952, P.A-21
Deposit:: USBM IC 6972, 1937, P53-54.
Deposit:: USGS BULL 574, 1914, P163.
Deposit:: DEPOSIT ALSO IN SEC. 2
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold; (Trace) - Zinc
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock: Gneiss

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Sylvanite ?
Formula: AgAuTe4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Sylvanite ?2.EA.05AgAuTe4
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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