Queen of the Hills Mine (Queen Mine; O'Brien Mine; Galt; Equator; Equator & Great Western), Neihart Mining District (Montana Mining District), Cascade County, Montana, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 56' 20'' North , 110° 44' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| White Sulphur Springs | 910 (2017) | 45.1km |
| Belt | 596 (2017) | 51.6km |
| Stockett | 169 (2011) | 56.5km |
| Sand Coulee | 212 (2011) | 60.5km |
REF:Deposit:: SCHAFER, P. A., 1935, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS - NEIHART MINING DIST., CASCADE COUNTY, MT, MT BUREAU MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 13.
Deposit:: ROBERTSON, A. F., 1951, MINES & MINERAL DEPOSITS - CASCADE COUNTY, U.S. BUREAU MINES INF. CIRC. 7589.
Deposit:: MBMG M13 P31 C4-D12-3
Deposit:: USBM IC 7589 P.27
Deposit:: MBM G MEM 15, 1935 P.17
Depo
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Lead, Zinc; (Minor) - Copper, Gold; (Trace) - Barium-Barite
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Belt, Neihart Quartzite, Pre Beltian Gneisses & Schists
Structure: Zone Of Igneous Intrusions Covering Over 800 Square Km, Pre-Mineral Moulton Fault, Domal Uplift Caused By Intrusion Of Snow Creek Porphyry
Host Rock: Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Rocky Mountain Foreland
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10071379 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Cordillera Front and ThrustOrogenic Belt
- Great Falls DomainDomain
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Queen of the Hills Mine, Neihart Mining District, Cascade County, Montana, USA