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Snow Drift Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USAi
Regional Level Types
Snow Drift MineMine
WalkervilleArea
Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District)Mining District
Silver Bow CountyCounty
MontanaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 2' 17'' North , 112° 32' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Walkerville700 (2017)1.1km
Butte34,190 (2011)4.0km
Butte-Silver Bow (Balance)33,525 (2013)17.3km
Warm Springs3,000 (2013)24.2km
Anaconda9,417 (2011)32.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
36071
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:36071:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Snowdrift was a silver mine located just west of the Silver Lick mine. It was at one time fairly productive, with pods in the vein that averaged 100 oz/ton silver.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gold
Formula: Au
'Limonite'
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Silver
Formula: Ag
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mn RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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