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Black Jack Mine, Golden Anchor Mine, Ontario Mining District (Elliston Mining District), Powell County, Montana, USAi
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Black Jack MineMine
Golden Anchor MineMine
Ontario Mining District (Elliston Mining District)Mining District
Powell CountyCounty
MontanaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 28' 42'' North , 112° 24' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Elliston219 (2011)9.5km
Avon111 (2011)20.1km
Basin212 (2011)25.4km
Helena West Side1,637 (2011)25.9km
Deer Lodge2,965 (2017)26.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
160184
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:160184:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: MBMG BULL 98, P. 10, 48.
Deposit:: USGS BULL 842, P. 269.
Deposit:: USGS BULL 1151, PL. 1.
Production:: MBMG BULL 98, P. 48.
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Lead, Silver; (Minor) - Zinc, Copper; (Trace) - Arsenic
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: Boulder Batholith
Host Rock: Andesite, Sedimentary Breccia

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Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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