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Midas Mine, Libby Mining District (Snowshoe Mining District), Lincoln County, Montana, USAi
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Midas MineMine
Libby Mining District (Snowshoe Mining District)Mining District
Lincoln CountyCounty
MontanaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 4' 60'' North , 115° 31' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Noxon218 (2011)21.9km
Happys Inn164 (2011)27.9km
Trout Creek242 (2011)28.1km
Pioneer Junction959 (2011)28.1km
White Haven577 (2011)29.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
163261
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:163261:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located on Standard Creek, 35 km SE of Libby, Sec. 19 and 30, T27 N, R 30 W.
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Tungsten, Gold, Silver
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock: Metasedimentary Rock

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6 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
โ“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuโ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sbโ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
WTungsten
Wโ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auโ“˜ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS

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