Gold Bug Mine, Little Rockies Mining District, Phillips County, Montana, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gold Bug Mine | Mine |
| Little Rockies Mining District | Mining District |
| Phillips County | County |
| Montana | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 54' 37'' North , 108° 37' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hays | 843 (2011) | 10.5km |
| Lodge Pole | 265 (2011) | 15.2km |
| Dodson | 124 (2011) | 60.6km |
REF:Deposit:: WEED, W. H. 1896, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, MONTANA, THE ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, VOL 61, P. 423-424
Deposit:: DYSON, J.L., 1939, RUBY GULCH GOLD MINING DISTRICT, LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: ECON. GEOL., V. 34, NO. 2, P. 201-213
Deposit:: EMMONS, W.H., 1908, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 340, P. 96-116.
Deposit:: WEED, W. H. AND PIRSSON, L. V., 1896, GEOLOGY OF THE LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY, VOL 4, P.
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Minor) - Silver; (Trace) - Fluorine-Fluorite, Manganese, Iron
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Flathead Ss, Upper Jefferson Dolomite, Big Horn Dolomite, Emerson Formation
Structure: Upwarping Of Sediments, Intrusion By Porphyry
Host Rock: Sedimentary Rock
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Hessite Formula: Ag2Te |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sylvanite Formula: AgAuTe4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| ⓘ | Sylvanite | 2.EA.05 | AgAuTe4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Ag | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Te | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Au | ⓘ Sylvanite | AgAuTe4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10071877 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Falls DomainDomain
- Little Belt ArcVolcanic Arc
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