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West Colusa Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USAi
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West Colusa MineMine
Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District)Mining District
Silver Bow CountyCounty
MontanaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 1' 16'' North , 112° 30' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Walkerville700 (2017)2.4km
Butte34,190 (2011)2.7km
Butte-Silver Bow (Balance)33,525 (2013)17.4km
Warm Springs3,000 (2013)27.6km
Basin212 (2011)33.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
21340
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21340:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Consumed by the Berkeley Pit.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Boothite
Formula: CuSO4 · 7H2O
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Colusite
Formula: Cu13VAs3S16
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Hübnerite
Formula: MnWO4
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Colusite2.CB.30Cu13VAs3S16
Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Hübnerite4.DB.30MnWO4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Boothite7.CB.35CuSO4 · 7H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BoothiteCuSO4 · 7H2O
H BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
OOxygen
O BoothiteCuSO4 · 7H2O
O BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
O HübneriteMnWO4
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BoothiteCuSO4 · 7H2O
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
S ChalcociteCu2S
S ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
S CovelliteCuS
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
VVanadium
V ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
MnManganese
Mn HübneriteMnWO4
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
CuCopper
Cu BoothiteCuSO4 · 7H2O
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ColusiteCu13VAs3S16
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
WTungsten
W HübneriteMnWO4

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