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⇱ North Lavain (North Louaiw Prospect), Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA


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North Lavain (North Louaiw Prospect), Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USAi
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North Lavain (North Louaiw Prospect)- not defined -
Alder Gulch Mining District (Virginia City Mining District; Fairweather Mining District)Mining District
Madison CountyCounty
MontanaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 13' 48'' North , 111° 57' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Virginia City199 (2017)7.2km
Alder103 (2011)15.6km
Ennis884 (2017)22.3km
Sheridan677 (2017)31.2km
Twin Bridges394 (2017)45.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
163689
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:163689:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: LORAIN, S, 1937, GOLD LODE MINING-TOBACCO ROOT MTNS, MADISON CO, MONT, USBM INF. CIR. 6972, P. 57
Deposit:: 1937 COMPILE USBM INF. CIRC. 6972
Production:: LORAIN, P 57
Commodities (Major) - Gold, Silver; (Trace) - Zinc
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Tobacco Root Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
Host Rock: Quartz Monzonite, Aplite

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Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CuCopper
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S

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Link to USGS MRDS:10107924

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