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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Red Fox Mine (Gray Eagle; Red Bird), Cowles Mining District (Haystack Mining District; Boulder Mining District; Independence Mining District), Park County, Montana, USAi
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Red Fox Mine (Gray Eagle; Red Bird)Mine
Cowles Mining District (Haystack Mining District; Boulder Mining District; Independence Mining District)Mining District
Park CountyCounty
MontanaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 27' North , 110° 15' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Livingston7,302 (2017)33.8km
Pray681 (2011)34.6km
Emigrant488 (2011)38.8km
Big Timber1,648 (2017)48.5km
Greycliff112 (2011)50.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
164196
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:164196:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: REED, G, 1950, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, PARK CO., MONT., U.S.B.M. INF. CIRC. 7546, P. 56.
Deposit:: WEDOW, H, ET AL, 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ABSAROKA PRIM. AREA AND VICINITY, PARK AND SWEETGRASS CO., MONT, USGS BULL 1391-B, P. 35.
Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 7546, P. 56, 1950.
Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1949, MISSOURI RIVER BASIN PRELIMINARY
Deposit:: REPORT 33, P. 59.
Deposit:: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1505, P. 205, 209-210.
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Iron, Silver
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Ft Union Formation
Host Rock: Diabase

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