Silver Dyke Mine, Neihart Mining District (Montana Mining District), Cascade County, Montana, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Silver Dyke Mine | Mine |
| Neihart Mining District (Montana Mining District) | Mining District |
| Cascade County | County |
| Montana | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 59' 1'' North , 110° 41' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford | 381 (2017) | 40.7km |
| Belt | 596 (2017) | 48.0km |
| White Sulphur Springs | 910 (2017) | 50.9km |
| Stockett | 169 (2011) | 54.6km |
| Sand Coulee | 212 (2011) | 58.4km |
REF:Deposit:: MARVIN, R. F., AND OTHERS, 1973, RADIOMETRIC AGES OF INTRUSIVE ROCKS IN THE LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, MONT: GEOL. SOC. AM. BULL. VOL. 84, NO. 6 P. 1977-1986.
Deposit:: MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
Deposit:: PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-42.
Deposit:: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY MEMOIR 13, 1935, P. 50-53.
Deposit:: ROBERTSON, A. F., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), CASCADE COU
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Silver, Lead; (Minor) - Gold, Zinc
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Gneiss, Pinto Diorite - Large Phenocrysts Of Feldspar & Hornblende
Structure: Zone Of Igneous Intrusions Covering Over 800 Square Km, Domal Uplift Caused By Intrusion Of Snow Creek Porphyry, Northeast-Trending Fractures And Faults
Host Rock: Sedimentary Breccia, Granite, Rhyolite, Porphyry, Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Rocky Mountain Foreland
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| 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 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10071338 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
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- Cordillera Front and ThrustOrogenic Belt
- Great Falls DomainDomain
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Silver Dyke Mine, Neihart Mining District, Cascade County, Montana, USA