Bullwhacker Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Bullwhacker Mine | Pit |
Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District) | Mining District |
Silver Bow County | County |
Montana | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 0' 38'' North , 112° 28' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Butte | 34,190 (2011) | 4.5km |
Walkerville | 700 (2017) | 5.2km |
Butte-Silver Bow (Balance) | 33,525 (2013) | 18.4km |
Warm Springs | 3,000 (2013) | 30.4km |
Whitehall | 1,094 (2017) | 33.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
27742
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27742:9
GUID (UUID V4):
d2e15b2e-0644-4015-93f7-1bbf08e48c34
A mine located on the Continental Fault east of the Pittsmont Mine. It was a fair sized open pit that was mined by miners suspended from ropes along the highwalls. They used lightweight air drills to put in holes which would be blasted, then the rock would be removed after it fell below.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ Chamosite Formula: (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 References: |
ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite Formula: (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 References: |
ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 References: |
ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu References: |
ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Chamosite | 9.EC.55 | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
ⓘ | var. Thuringite | 9.EC.55 | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
O | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Al | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Fe | ⓘ Chamosite var. Thuringite | (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(O,OH)8 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Falls DomainDomain
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