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Copper Creek Molybdenum/Mercury Occurrence, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USAi
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Copper Creek Molybdenum/Mercury OccurrenceOccurrence
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 4' 55'' North , 112° 45' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.08194,-112.75167
GeoHash:
G#: c2rgf708p
GRN:
N32W56
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lincoln1,013 (2011)15.1km
Augusta309 (2011)53.1km
Drummond336 (2017)55.0km
Avon111 (2011)55.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
160874
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:160874:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: MUDGE, M.R. AND OTHERS, 1974, USGS BULL. 1385-B, P.52
Deposit:: MUDGE, MELVILLE R. AND OTHERS, 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS, POWELL AND LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTIES, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1385-B, P. 52, 57, 5
Commodities (Trace) - Mercury, Molybdenum
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Helena Dolomite, Two Medicine Formation, Empire Formation
Host Rock: Dolomite

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

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