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Jardine Mine (Mineral Hill Mine), Jardine Mining District (Sheepeater Mining District; Bear Gulch Mining District), Park County, Montana, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Jardine Mine (Mineral Hill Mine) | Mine |
| Jardine Mining District (Sheepeater Mining District; Bear Gulch Mining District) | Mining District |
| Park County | County |
| Montana | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° North , 110° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~20km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Sec. 9, T 9 S, R 9 E.
Created as a hardrock gold mine circa 1898, scheelite was discovered about 1906 and became a significant product. By 1922 the mine was exploiting arsenopyrite as an ore for arsenic.
Select Mineral List Type
StandardDetailedGalleryStrunzChemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘArsenopyrite Formula:FeAsS |
| ⓘChalcopyrite Formula:CuFeS2 |
| ⓘGalena Formula:PbS |
| ⓘGersdorffite Formula:NiAsS |
| ⓘLöllingite Formula:FeAs2 |
| ⓘNative Gold Formula:Au |
| ⓘPyrite Formula:FeS2 |
| ⓘPyrrhotite Formula:Fe1-xS |
| ⓘQuartz Formula:SiO2 |
| ⓘQuartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula:SiO2 |
| ⓘScheelite Formula:Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘSphalerite Formula:ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Löllingite | 2.EB.15a | FeAs2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘScheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘQuartz var.Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘQuartz var.Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘArsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘChalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘGalena | PbS |
| S | ⓘGersdorffite | NiAsS |
| S | ⓘPyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘPyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘSphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘScheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘArsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘChalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘLöllingite | FeAs2 |
| Fe | ⓘPyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘPyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘGersdorffite | NiAsS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘChalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘSphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘArsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘGersdorffite | NiAsS |
| As | ⓘLöllingite | FeAs2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘScheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘNative Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘGalena | PbS |
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- Absaroka RangeMountain Range
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To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844.doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
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