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Bluebird Placer, Big Blackfoot Mining District (Helmville Mining District), Powell County, Montana, USAi
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Bluebird PlacerPlacer
Big Blackfoot Mining District (Helmville Mining District)Mining District
Powell CountyCounty
MontanaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 52' 34'' North , 112° 51' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.87611,-112.85833
GeoHash:
G#: c2rdxve14
GRN:
N32W56
Type:
Placer
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lincoln1,013 (2011)16.0km
Drummond336 (2017)32.0km
Avon111 (2011)36.6km
Elliston219 (2011)47.7km
Maxville130 (2011)54.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
160306
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:160306:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: FS FILE
Deposit:: 1962 DIREXPL USFS
Deposit:: 1964 DIREXPL USFS
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Deposit Type: Placer
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Newland Limestone, Spokane Formationt
Structure: Ogden Mountain Quartz Monzonite, Boulder Batholith

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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Link to USGS MRDS:10022873

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North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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