Aurora Mine, Quartz Hill Mining District (Vipond Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Aurora Mine | Mine |
Quartz Hill Mining District (Vipond Mining District) | Mining District |
Beaverhead County | County |
Montana | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 43' 24'' North , 112° 54' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Butte-Silver Bow (Balance) | 33,525 (2013) | 27.5km |
Butte | 34,190 (2011) | 42.2km |
Walkerville | 700 (2017) | 44.7km |
Anaconda | 9,417 (2011) | 45.1km |
Warm Springs | 3,000 (2013) | 51.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
159856
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:159856:1
GUID (UUID V4):
4e93cb20-479a-4fdc-8d1e-45e6b455e03d
REF:Deposit:: MBMG BULL 85, P. 132.
Deposit:: GOUDARZI, H., 1941, M.S. THESIS, MT. COLL. OF MIN. SCI. AND TECH., P. 44-45.
Deposit:: 1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 8
Production:: M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
Deposit:: GOUDARZI, H., 1941, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE QUARTZ
Deposit:: HILL MINING AREA, BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA: MS THESIS,
Deposit:: MONT. SCHOOL OF MINES, BUTTE, MT, P. 44-45.
Deposit:: MONT. BUR. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 85, 1972
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Copper; (Minor) - Gold
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Pioneer Batholith
Structure: Small Faults
Host Rock: Dolomite
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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
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10010836 |
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