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Yellowstone Mine, Gravelly Range, Madison County, Montana, USAi
Regional Level Types
Yellowstone MineMine
Gravelly RangeMountain Range
Madison CountyCounty
MontanaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 4' 36'' North , 111° 43' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Virginia City199 (2017)29.5km
Ennis884 (2017)30.2km
Big Sky2,308 (2011)36.6km
Alder103 (2011)40.3km
Sheridan677 (2017)55.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
166514
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:166514:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Cameron; Johnny Gulch Talc; Mountain Talc


Sec. 4, T 9 S, R 1 W.
Commodities (Major) - Talc-Soapstone
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Dolomitic Marble, Madison Limestone
Structure: Folds In Metamorphic Rocks Faults Of Minor Displacement
Host Rock: Dolomite, Marble
Tectonic Structure: Precambrian Basement

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4 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O QuartzSiO2
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

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