Blue Grass Mine, Bannack Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USAi
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Blue Grass Mine | Mine |
Bannack Mining District | Mining District |
Beaverhead County | County |
Montana | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 9' 35'' North , 112° 58' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
160266
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:160266:4
GUID (UUID V4):
f9c81425-0d1a-4be1-a352-804f10ffeb90
REF:Deposit:: MBMG BULL 6, P. 42-43.
Deposit:: MBMG BULL 85, P. 81-83.
Deposit:: 1931 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 6
Deposit:: 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold; (Trace) - Tellurium
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Missoula
Structure: Overthrust Fault Zone Is Exposed In Mine. Dike Trends N50e; 60n.
Host Rock: Limestone
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Tetradymite Formula: Bi2Te2S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Tetradymite | 2.DC.05 | Bi2Te2S |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | β Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10019759 |
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