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Cape Nome Mine (Moose; Bullion), Wallace Mining District (Clinton Mining District), Missoula County, Montana, USAi
Regional Level Types
Cape Nome Mine (Moose; Bullion)Mine
Wallace Mining District (Clinton Mining District)Mining District
Missoula CountyCounty
MontanaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 47' 22'' North , 113° 39' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Clinton1,052 (2011)5.1km
Turah306 (2011)14.4km
Piltzville395 (2011)17.8km
Bonner-West Riverside1,663 (2011)20.2km
East Missoula2,157 (2011)23.9km
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ClubLocationDistance
Hellgate Mineral SocietyMissoula, Montana28km
Mindat Locality ID:
160575
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:160575:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: USGS BULL 660, P. 227-8.
Deposit:: MBMG BULL 30, P. 32.
Deposit:: MBMG BULL 8, P. 9, 12, 35, PL. 6.
Deposit:: MBMG BULL 82,
Deposit:: MBMG BULL 40,, P.29-34
Production:: SAHINEN, 1957, M.B.M.G. BULL. 8.
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Silver; (Minor) - Gold, Lead; (Trace) - Arsenic, Antimony, Barium-Barite
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Helena Formation, Clinton Stock
Structure: Bearmouth Overthrust, Series Of North-Striking Faults, Clinton Stockclinton Stock
Host Rock: Granodiorite, Schist
Tectonic Structure: Cordilleran Miogeosyncline

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Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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