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Monarch Mine, Ontario Mining District (Elliston Mining District), Powell County, Montana, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Monarch Mine | Mine |
| Ontario Mining District (Elliston Mining District) | Mining District |
| Powell County | County |
| Montana | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 24' 25'' North , 112° 24' 10'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Elliston | 219 (2011) | 17.4km |
| Basin | 212 (2011) | 18.5km |
| Deer Lodge | 2,965 (2017) | 25.1km |
| Avon | 111 (2011) | 26.1km |
| Boulder | 1,207 (2017) | 28.8km |
REF:Deposit:: MBMG BULL 98, P. 13, 50.
Deposit:: USGS BULL 1151, PL. 1.
Deposit:: USGS BULL 842, P. 266-67.
Deposit:: USGS BULL 527, P. 79.
Deposit:: MBMG BULL 109, P. 17.
Production:: MBMG BULL 98, P. 50; USGS BULL 842, P. 266-67.
Deposit:: U.S. BUR. MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 41-88, 1988, P. 54-55.
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold, Copper; (Minor) - Zinc, Lead; (Trace) - Antimony, Arsenic
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: Boulder Batholith
Host Rock: Quartz Monzonite, Andesite
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| โ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| โ Galena Formula: PbS |
| โ Gold Formula: Au |
| โ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| โ Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| โ 'Limonite' |
| โ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| โ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| โ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| โ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| โ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| โ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| โ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| โ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| โ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| โ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| โ | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| โ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | โ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | โ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | โ Covellite | CuS |
| S | โ Galena | PbS |
| S | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | โ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | โ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | โ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | โ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | โ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | โ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | โ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | โ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | โ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | โ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | โ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10015868 |
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