Copper Mountain Mine (Ramshorn Mine; Dictator and Belle Union), Sheridan Mining District (Mill Creek Mining District; Wisconsin Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 25' 37'' North , 112° 2' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Sheridan | 677 (2017) | 12.4km |
Alder | 103 (2011) | 12.5km |
Virginia City | 199 (2017) | 16.6km |
Ennis | 884 (2017) | 26.0km |
Twin Bridges | 394 (2017) | 26.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
160901
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:160901:4
GUID (UUID V4):
be2bc8bc-405b-4c77-9cc6-c00565365508
REF:Deposit:: CARR, M.S., GUILD, P.W., & WRIGHT, W.B., 1967 , IRON IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS M.R. 51 WITH SECTION ON PREC IRON FORMATIONS IN U. S. BY BAYLEY R. W. & JAMES, H. L.
Deposit:: MADISON COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
Deposit:: USBM-SPOKANE FILE NUMBER 34.57
Deposit:: BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE SHERIDAN DISTRICT MADISON CO,MONT MB
Deposit:: IRON IN THE US BY CARR, GUILD, WRIGHT USGS MR-51 1967
Deposit:: BAYLEY, R. W., AND JAMES H. L., 1973 , PRECAMBRIAN IRON FORMATIONS O
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Iron
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Snow Creek Quartz Porphyry, Gneisses And Schists
Structure: Some Nw (?) Faults Displace Bed At North End Of Deposit
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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
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10096466 |
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