Homestake Mine (Henderson Tunnel; Excello; Gold Dust; Parkmont), New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District), Park County, Montana, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Homestake Mine (Henderson Tunnel; Excello; Gold Dust; Parkmont) | Mine |
| New World Mining District (Cooke Mining District) | Mining District |
| Park County | County |
| Montana | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 3' 22'' North , 109° 56' 41'' West
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REF:Deposit:: REED, G. C., 1950, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) PARK COUNTY, MONTANA: U.S. BUR. MINES INF. CIRC. 754
Production:: REED, 1950, USBM IC 7546, USBM MINERALS YEARBOOKS 1948-1949
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Copper; (Minor) - Manganese
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Wolsey Formation, Shale, Minor Quartzite
Structure: Complex Fracturing
Host Rock: Limestone
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10071328 |
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Homestake Mine, New World Mining District, Park County, Montana, USA