Madsen Mine, Chewelah Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USAi
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Madsen Mine | Mine |
Chewelah Mining District | Mining District |
Stevens County | County |
Washington | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 25' 9'' North , 117° 59' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Addy | 268 (2011) | 13.6km |
Colville | 4,719 (2017) | 15.6km |
Inchelium | 409 (2011) | 20.2km |
Kettle Falls | 1,597 (2017) | 21.7km |
Chewelah | 2,607 (2011) | 26.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Panorama Gem & Mineral Club | Arden, Washington | 10km |
Mindat Locality ID:
49143
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49143:6
GUID (UUID V4):
9d43ddfa-fc32-488b-be46-1986b509895e
A barite mine near the headwaters of Stranger Creek northwest of Addy. The barite occurs as a vein in dolomite. It was operated intermittently by Manufacturers Mineral Co., Seattle from 1951-1961 and produced 750 tons of barite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Pend Oreille DomainDomain
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