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⇱ Orpha Occurrence (Staatz Location No. 106), Lemhi Pass Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA

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Orpha Occurrence (Staatz Location No. 106), Lemhi Pass Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USAi
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Orpha Occurrence (Staatz Location No. 106)Occurrence
Lemhi Pass Mining DistrictMining District
Beaverhead CountyCounty
MontanaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 53' 13'' North , 113° 23' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Leadore102 (2017)23.2km
Salmon3,036 (2017)50.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
163833
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:163833:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: STAATZ, M. H., 1972 , GEOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION OF TH-BEARING VEINS IN LEMHI PASS QUAD., IDA. & MONT., USGS BULL. 1351, P. 67.
Deposit:: 1972 GEOLMAP STAATZ, BULL 135
Commodities (Major) - Thorium
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock: Quartzite

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘThorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ThThorium
Thⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)

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