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Hanover Mine, Fergus County, Montana, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 7' 29'' North , 109° 33' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.12472,-109.55083
GRN:
N32W54
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lewistown Heights407 (2011)9.2km
Lewistown5,874 (2017)11.6km
Moore200 (2017)19.9km
Hobson216 (2017)28.2km
Denton248 (2017)37.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
161939
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:161939:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: MILLER, R. N., 1959, GEOLOGY - SOUTH MOCCASIN MTS., FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA, MT. BUREAU MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 37.
Deposit:: MBM & G BULL 58, 1967, P50
Deposit:: MBM & G BULL 33, 1963, P42
Deposit:: MBM & G MEM 37, 1959, P34
Deposit:: ALSO IN SECS 11,12,13,15,21,22,23,26 AND 27
Deposit:: MBM G MEM 31, 1949 P.22
Deposit:: PERRY, E. S., 1949 , GYPSUM, LIME & LIMESTONE IN MONTANA, MT. BUREAU MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 29 .
Deposit:: ROBERTSON,
Commodities (Major) - Gypsum-Anhydrite
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Ellis Group, Otter Formation, Limestones & Shales, Garnet Range Formationt, Big Snowy Group, Otter Formation, Limestones &.
Structure: Hanover Laccolithic Domal Structure - All Beds Dip Away From Central Portion Of Uplift
Host Rock: Limestone, Shale

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Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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