Sunnyside Mine, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USAi
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Sunnyside Mine | Mine |
Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District) | Mining District |
Jefferson County | County |
Montana | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 55' 25'' North , 112° 1' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Whitehall | 1,094 (2017) | 8.0km |
Harrison | 137 (2011) | 31.0km |
Pony | 118 (2011) | 31.2km |
Willow Creek | 210 (2011) | 31.5km |
Boulder | 1,207 (2017) | 35.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
164953
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:164953:9
GUID (UUID V4):
45a90903-ef07-4ee3-b7ad-6c9cd12b612e
REF:Deposit:: MBMG BULL 16.
Deposit:: ROBY, R.N., ACKERMAN, W.C., FULKERSON, F.B., AND CROWLEY, F.A., 1960, MINE AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 16, 122 P.
Deposit:: CROWLEY, 1950, MONT. BUR. M
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead; (Trace) - Zinc
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Latite Porphyry
Structure: Nw And Ne Trending Folds And Faults, West Bull Mtn. Block
Host Rock: Shale
Tectonic Structure: Laramide Fold-Thrust Belt
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ 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 |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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 | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10102010 |
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