Cannivan Gulch Prospect (Sheep Mountain Tungsten Prospect), Quartz Hill Mining District (Vipond Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 39' 17'' North , 112° 57' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Butte-Silver Bow (Balance) | 33,525 (2013) | 35.9km |
Butte | 34,190 (2011) | 50.7km |
Anaconda | 9,417 (2011) | 52.7km |
Walkerville | 700 (2017) | 53.2km |
Dillon | 4,210 (2017) | 54.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
160566
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:160566:5
GUID (UUID V4):
15513e9c-48b1-4a88-a3f8-0fe4f9ab5020
REF:Deposit:: MBMG BULL 85, P. 141.
Deposit:: 1960 COMPILE U.S.B.M. REPT. INV. 555
Deposit:: ARMSTRONG, R.L., HOLLISTER, V.F., AND HARAKAL, J.E., 1978,
Deposit:: K-AR DATES FOR MINERALIZATION IN THE WHITE CLOUD- CANNI-
Deposit:: VAN PORPHYRY MOLYBDENUM BELT OF IDAHO AND MONTANA: ECON-
Deposit:: OMIC GEOLOGY, V.73, P.94-96.
Commodities (Major) - Tungsten, Gold, Silver; (Minor) - Molybdenum
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Hasmark
Structure: Stock, .25 To .5 Mile Wide And 1 Mile Long
Host Rock: Quartz Monzonite
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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
10 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
ⓘ Hübnerite Formula: MnWO4 |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Powellite Formula: Ca(MoO4) |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Hübnerite | 4.DB.30 | MnWO4 |
ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Powellite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(MoO4) |
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Mo | ⓘ Powellite | Ca(MoO4) |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10010817 |
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