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Snowshoe Mine (Howard), Libby Mining District (Snowshoe Mining District), Lincoln County, Montana, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Snowshoe Mine (Howard) | Mine |
| Libby Mining District (Snowshoe Mining District) | Mining District |
| Lincoln County | County |
| Montana | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 12' 18'' North , 115° 38' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Junction | 959 (2011) | 17.3km |
| White Haven | 577 (2011) | 18.2km |
| Libby | 2,645 (2017) | 21.4km |
| Noxon | 218 (2011) | 25.4km |
| Heron | 282 (2011) | 28.3km |
REF:Deposit:: JOHNS, W. M., 1970, GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS - LINCOLN & FLATHEAD CO, MT. BUR. MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 79.
Deposit:: LAWSON, D. C., 1974, DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1974, MONTANA BUR. MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 95.
Deposit:: MONTANA DEPT. OF STATE LANDS. ABANDONED HARDROCK MINES
Deposit:: PRIORITY SITES, SUMMARY REPORT, MARCH 1994, P. 5-154.
Deposit:: JOHNS,1970,MBMG BULL.79,P.85
Deposit:: CALKINS AND MACDONALD,1909,USGS BULL.384,P.103
Production:: JOHNS, 197
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Silver; (Minor) - Zinc, Copper, Gold
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Gneiss And Schist, Dry Creek Stock, Quartz Monzonite
Structure: Snowshoe Anticline, Snowshoe Fault
Host Rock: Limestone, Quartzite
Tectonic Structure: Cordilleran Miogeosyncline
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Clay minerals' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ 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 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10071382 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Belt BasinBasin
- Wallace DomainDomain
- West Canadian-Alberta basinBasin
USA
- Montana
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