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Mike Horse Mine, Heddleston Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mike Horse Mine | Mine |
| Heddleston Mining District | Mining District |
| Lewis and Clark County | County |
| Montana | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 1' 31'' North , 112° 21' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 1,013 (2011) | 25.6km |
| Helena Valley Northwest | 3,482 (2011) | 40.0km |
| Helena Valley West Central | 7,883 (2011) | 46.3km |
| Helena Valley Northeast | 2,995 (2011) | 47.8km |
| Avon | 111 (2011) | 51.0km |
REF:Deposit:: PARDEE AND SCHRADER, 1933, METALLIFEROUS DEPOSITS OF THE GREATER HELENA MINING REGION, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 842.
Deposit:: YOUNG,ETAL,1962,MBMG BULL.30,P.28
Deposit:: PARDEE AND SCHRADER,1933,USGS BULL.842,P.94-99
Deposit:: CROWLEY,1961,MBMG BULL.25,P.25
Deposit:: GEACH,1964,MBMG BULL.46,P.20
Deposit:: GEACH,1966,MBMG BULL.58,P.26
Deposit:: ROBERTSON, F., 1956, GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING BY SOIL ANALYSES IN MT, MT BUR. MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 7.
Productio
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Lead, Zinc; (Minor) - Copper, Gold
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Silver Hill Formationt
Structure: Lewis Overthrust, Boulder Batholith, Local Faulting Has Displaced Diorite Sill And Fractured Ore Body
Host Rock: Argillite, Diorite
Tectonic Structure: Cordilleran Miogeosyncline
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Greenockite Formula: CdS References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Greenockite | CdS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cd | Cadmium | |
| Cd | ⓘ Greenockite | CdS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10071376 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Belt BasinBasin
- Cordillera Front and ThrustOrogenic Belt
- Wallace DomainDomain
- West Canadian-Alberta basinBasin
USA
- Montana
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