Valley Forge Mine, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USAi
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Valley Forge Mine | Mine |
Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District) | Mining District |
Lewis and Clark County | County |
Montana | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 29' 30'' North , 112° 14' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Helena West Side | 1,637 (2011) | 15.2km |
Elliston | 219 (2011) | 16.5km |
Helena | 30,581 (2017) | 19.2km |
Clancy | 1,661 (2011) | 19.7km |
South Hills | 517 (2017) | 19.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
166186
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:166186:9
GUID (UUID V4):
582c30b0-719c-4954-9da1-d60e77e820a7
REF:Deposit:: USGS BULL 527, P. 82-3.
Deposit:: USGS BULL 842, P. 257-58.
Deposit:: USGS PP 428, P. 55, PL. 1.
Production:: USGS PP 428, P. 55; USGS BULL 842, P. 257-258.
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Silver, Gold; (Minor) - Zinc, Copper; (Trace) - Arsenic
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: Boulder Batholith, Lee Mountain-Valley Forge Shear Zone
Host Rock: Quartz Monzonite
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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:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | 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 | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
B | Boron | |
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B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10015839 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
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