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Big Ox Mine, Marysville Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Big Ox Mine | Mine |
| Marysville Mining District | Mining District |
| Lewis and Clark County | County |
| Montana | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 47' 30'' North , 112° 17' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Helena Valley Northwest | 3,482 (2011) | 19.0km |
| Helena Valley West Central | 7,883 (2011) | 22.9km |
| Helena West Side | 1,637 (2011) | 25.7km |
| Elliston | 219 (2011) | 27.5km |
| Helena Valley Northeast | 2,995 (2011) | 28.1km |
REF:Deposit:: USGS PP 59, P. 16, 18, 61, 77, 80, 111, 137, 165, PL. 1
Deposit:: USBM MIN. YR. 1934, P. 399.
Deposit:: MONTANA DEPT. OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
Deposit:: PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-130.
Deposit:: BARRELL, 1907, P.57, 111.
Deposit:: MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S., 1927.
Commodities (Major) - Lead; (Minor) - Silver, Zinc, Copper
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Belt Super Group As Hornstone, Ogden Mountain Quartz Monzonite Stock (Boulder Batholith)
Structure: Quartz Diorite Dike 500 Ft. Long Dipping 75 Nwmarysville Stock Marysville Stock, Boulder Batholith
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10094761 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Belt BasinBasin
- Northern Rocky MountainsWide Rift
- Wallace DomainDomain
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- Montana
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