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Pattee Canyon, Missoula County, Montana, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 49' 50'' North , 113° 55' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.83076,-113.92177
GeoHash:
G#: c2qfrtk8y
GRN:
N32W56
Type:
Canyon
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
East Missoula2,157 (2011)4.8km
Piltzville395 (2011)5.6km
Bonner-West Riverside1,663 (2011)5.8km
Turah306 (2011)7.0km
Missoula71,022 (2017)7.2km
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ClubLocationDistance
Hellgate Mineral SocietyMissoula, Montana7km
Mindat Locality ID:
68443
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68443:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ref.: Rowe, J.P. (1928), Minor metals and non-metallic minerals in Montana, Engr. Mining Jour.: 125(20): 816; Brobst D.A. (1958), Barite Resources of the United States, USGS Bull. 1072-B: 112 (Table 10).

Mineralization is veins of baryte with specularite. Related to the Missoula group of Precambrian age.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘvar. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘvar. Opal-CT4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Oⓘ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Opal var. Opal-CTSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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