Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA

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Mineral List:

Acanthite Ag   2 S Reference: [USGS Prof Paper 610 "Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States"] Alice Mine (Alice Pit), Walkerville, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © 07 David Aldridge Aikinite PbCuBiS   3 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Alabandite Mn 2+   S Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Albite Na[AlSi   3 O   8 ] Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Albite var: Oligoclase (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si   2 O   8 ] Reference: [Guidebook for the Butte Field Meeting of the Society Of Economic Geologists, 1973] 'Allanite' Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Allophane (Al   2 O   3 )(SiO   2 )   1.3-2 ·2.5-3H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Alunite KAl   3 [(OH)   3 |SO   4 ]   2 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Amphibole Group var: Uralite Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed] Anatase TiO   2 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Andalusite Al   2 [O|SiO   4 ] Reference: [Guidebook for the Butte Field Meeting of the Society Of Economic Geologists, 1973] Andorite PbAgSb   3 S   6 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Anglesite PbSO   4 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Anhydrite CaSO   4 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Ankerite Ca(Fe 2+   ,Mg,Mn 2+   )(CO   3 )   2 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Antlerite Cu   3 [(OH)   4 |SO   4 ] Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] 'Apatite' Reference: [Min. Rec. 33:1] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Karl Volkman Arsenolite As   2 O   3 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Arsenopyrite FeAsS - (Fe   0.90 Co   0.10 )AsS Reference: [USGS Prof Paper 610 "Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States"] Augite (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe 2+   ,Al,Fe 3+   ,Ti)[(Si,Al)   2 O   6 ] Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed] Autunite Ca(UO   2 )   2 (PO   4 )   2 ·11H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Azurite Cu   3 [OH|CO   3 ]   2 Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed] Bullwhacker Pit (Bullwhacker Mine), East Ridge, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Wm. C. van Laer Baryte BaSO   4 Reference: [Min. Rec. 33:1] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Karl Volkman03/05 'Bentonite' Reference: [Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America] Beraunite Fe 2+   Fe 3+ 5 [(OH)   5 |(PO   4 )   4 ] · 4H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Beryl Be   3 Al   2 Si   6 O   18 Reference: [The Lapidary Journal, May 1985; The Mineral News] Betekhtinite Pb   2 (Cu,Fe)   21 S   15 Reference: [Min. Rec. 33:1] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Karl Volkman03/05 Biotite Reference: [Guidebook for the Butte Field Meeting of the Society Of Economic Geologists, 1973] Böhmite AlO(OH) Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Bornite Cu   5 FeS   4 Reference: [USGS Prof Paper 610 "Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States"] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Rob Lavinsky Brochantite Cu   4 [(OH)   6 |SO   4 ] Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Calcite CaCO   3 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Don Volkman 2004 Calcite var: Manganoan Calcite (Ca,Mn)CO   3 Reference: [The mineralogy of the butte district, Montana By John M. Guilbert and Lester G. Zeihen] Caledonite Cu   2 Pb   5 [(OH)   6 |CO   3 |(SO   4 )   3 ] Reference: [Dana, E.S. (1892) System of Mineralogy, 6th. Edition, New York: Appendix 2: 23,26.] Cassiterite SnO   2 Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 16:242; USGS Bull. #624: 180.] Cerussite PbCO   3 Reference: [Min. Rec. 33:1] 'Chabazite' Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed.] Chalcanthite CuSO   4 ·5H   2 O Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed] 'Chalcedony' Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Chalcocite Cu   2 S Reference: [J Lorengo collection; U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Karl Volkman Chalcopyrite CuFeS   2 Reference: [USGS Prof Paper 610 "Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States"] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Karl Volkman 1/18/08 Chalcosiderite Cu(Fe 3+   ,Al)   6 [(OH)   4 |(PO   4 )   2 ]   2 · 4H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Chamosite var: Thuringite (Fe,Fe,Mg,Al)   6 (Si,Al)   4 O   10 (O,OH)   8 Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 16:243, 247.] Chlorargyrite AgCl Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed; U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] 'Chlorite Group' Reference: [Guidebook for the Butte Field Meeting of the Society Of Economic Geologists, 1973] Chrysocolla (Cu,Al)   2 H   2 Si   2 O   5 (OH)   4 ·nH   2 O Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 16:243, 247.] Colusite (TL) Cu   26 V   2 (As,Sn,Sb)   6 S   32 Type Locality: East Colusa Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA Description: The East Colusa Mine is important as being the locality of the only type species found at Butte. Reference: [Can Min 19 (1981), 423; Roberts et al., "Encyclopedia of Minerals". Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. 1974; Dana 7:I:387.] Tramway Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © L.Rantos Copiapite Fe 2+   Fe 3+ 4 [OH|(SO   4 )   3 ]   2 · 20H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Copper Cu Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Anaconda Mine (St. Lawerence; Neversweat), Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © 2002 John H. Betts 'Copper Stain' Reference: [USGS Prof Paper 610 "Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States"] Coquimbite Fe   2 (SO   4 )   3 ·9H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Cornwallite Cu   5 [(OH)   2 |AsO   4 ]   2 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Corundum var: Sapphire Al   2 O   3 Reference: [Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America] Covellite CuS Description: The East Colusa Mine is important as being the locality of the only type species found at Butte. Reference: [Roberts et al., "Encyclopedia of Minerals". Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. 1974] Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © GcDe'Young Cryptomelane K(Mn 4+   ,Mn 2+   )   8 O   16 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Cuprite Cu   2 O Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed] Danburite CaB   2 Si   2 O   8 Reference: [Rocks & Minerals (Nov-Dec. 2003)] Dickite Al   2 Si   2 O   5 (OH)   4 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Digenite Cu   9 S   5 Reference: [J Lorengo collection] Leonard Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Karl Volkman03/05 Diopside CaMg[Si   2 O   6 ] Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Djurleite Cu   31 S   16 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Karl Volkman Dolomite CaMg(CO   3 )   2 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Enargite Cu   3 AsS   4 Description: occasionaly pseudomorphed after hubnerite Reference: [Min. Rec. 33:1; U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © 2001 John H. Betts Epidote {Ca   2 }{Al   2 Fe 3+   }[O|OH|SiO   4 |Si   2 O   7 ] Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed.] Epsomite MgSO   4 ·7H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] 'Feldspar Group' Reference: [Rocks & Minerals 47:3 pp160-164] Ferberite FeWO   4 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Ferrimolybdite Fe   2 [MoO   4 ]   3 · nH   2 O Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Fluorite CaF   2 Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed] Steward Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Rob ++++++++ Galena PbS Reference: [USGS Prof Paper 610 "Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States"] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA   'Garnet Group' X   3 Z   2 (TO   4 )   3 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V) Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Goethite α-Fe 3+   O(OH) Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Gold Au Reference: [USGS Prof Paper 610 "Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States"] German Gulch Placers (Siberia Placers), Ramsey, German Gulch District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Don Volkman 03/05 Goslarite ZnSO   4 ·7H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Greenockite CdS Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Gypsum Ca[SO   4 ] · 2H   2 O Reference: [J Lorengo collection] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Karl Volkman03/05 Gypsum var: Selenite Reference: [] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Karl Volkman Halloysite Al   2 Si   2 O   5 (OH)   4 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Helvite Mn 2+ 4 Be   3 [S|(SiO   4 )   3 ] Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 16: 244.; U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Hematite Fe   2 O   3 Reference: [Mineral Associations at Butte, Montana, D.C. Bard & M.H. Gidel, 1914.] Hematite var: Specularite Reference: [Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.] 'Heulandite' Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed.] Hinsdalite PbAl   3 [(OH)   6 |SO   4 |PO   4 ] Description: Occurs as excellent colorless to greenish tinted transparent micro-crystals on enargite, covellite, and quartz crystals from the Leonard Mine. Reference: [Roberts et al., "Encyclopedia of Minerals". Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1974.] 'Hornblende' Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed.] Hübnerite MnWO   4 Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed; U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Hydrozincite Zn   5 [(OH)   3 |CO   3 ]   2 Reference: [Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.] Illite K   0.65 A   2.0 [][Al   0.65 Si,   3.35 O   10 ](OH)   2 Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Ilmenite Fe 2+   TiO   3 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Jarosite KFe 3+     3 [(OH)   3 |SO   4 ]   2 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Kaolinite Al   2 Si   2 O   5 (OH)   4 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] 'K Feldspar' Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Libethenite Cu   2 [OH|PO   4 ] Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Limonite FeO(OH)·nH   2 O Reference: [USGS Prof Paper 610 "Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States"] Linarite PbCu[(OH)   2 |SO   4 ] Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 555; Rocks & Minerals 81: 208-213.] Luzonite Cu   3 AsS   4 Reference: [] Magnetite Fe 2+   Fe 3+ 2 O   4 Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed] Malachite Cu   2 [(OH)   2 |CO   3 ] Reference: [Min. Rec. 33:1] Manganite Mn 3+   O(OH) Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Marcasite FeS   2 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Christian Bracke Melanterite FeSO   4 ·7H   2 O Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 502; The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Melanterite var: Cuprian Melanterite (Fe,Cu)SO   4 ·7H   2 O Reference: [Jay Ellis Ransom,1974, Gems and Minerals of America] Microcline K[AlSi   3 O   8 ] Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Molybdenite MoS   2 Reference: [Min. Rec. 33:1] Berkeley Pit, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Karl Volkman03/05 Montanite (TL) Bi   2 [TeO   6 ] · 2H   2 O Type Locality: Highland District (Siberia District), Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA Description: Occurs as an alteration product of Tetradymite. Reference: [American Journal of Science (1868): 95: 318; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 637.] Montmorillonite (Na,Ca)   0.33 (Al,Mg)   2 Si   4 O   10 (OH)   2 ·nH   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Muscovite KAl   2 [(OH)   2 |AlSi   3 O   10 ] Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed.] Natrojarosite ? NaFe   3 [(OH)   3 |SO   4 ]   2 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Nontronite Na   0.3 Fe   2 (Si,Al)   4 O   10 (OH)   2 ·nH   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Orthoclase K[AlSi   3 O   8 ] Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Palygorskite (Mg,Al)   5 (Si,Al)   8 O   20 (OH)   2 ·8H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Pearceite [(Ag,Cu)   6 (As,Sb)   2 S   7 ][Ag   9 CuS   4 ] Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 16: 246.] Star West Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Rob Lavinsky Pickeringite MgAl   2 (SO   4 )   4 ·22H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Polybasite [(Ag,Cu)   6 (Sb,As)   2 S   7 ][Ag   9 CuS   4 ] Reference: [Min. Rec. 33:1] Powellite Ca[MoO   4 ] Reference: [Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., and Moring, B.C. (2008): US Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1155.] Proustite Ag   3 AsS   3 Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed] Pseudomalachite Cu   5 [(OH)   2 |PO   4 ]   2 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Don Volkman 2004 'Psilomelane' Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Pyrargyrite Ag   3 SbS   3 Reference: [USGS Prof Paper 610 "Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States"] Pyrite FeS   2 Reference: [USGS Prof Paper 610 "Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States"] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Karl Volkman03/05 Pyrolusite MnO   2 Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Pyromorphite Pb   5 [Cl|(PO   4 )   3 ] Reference: [] Pyrophyllite Al   2 Si   4 O   10 (OH)   2 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Pyrrhotite Fe   7 S   8 , (-4M), also given as Fe   1-x S (x = 0 - 0.2) Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Quartz SiO   2 Reference: [J Lorengo collection; U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © 2003 John H. Betts Quartz var: Amethyst SiO   2 Reference: [MacFall, 1951. Gem Hunter's Guide, 1st ed.] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Rob Lavinsky Quartz var: Jasper Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Quartz var: Smoky Quartz SiO   2 Reference: [Rocks & Minerals 47:3 pp160-164] Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA   Ramsdellite Mn 4+   O   2 Reference: [The mineralogy of the butte district, Montana By John M. Guilbert and Lester G. Zeihen] Rhodochrosite MnCO   3 Reference: [Rocks & Min.:61:12.; U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Emma Mine (Ancient Mine; Black Chief Mine), Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Rob Lavinsky Rhodonite MnSiO   3 Reference: [Ore Deposits at Butte, Montana, R. H. Sales, 1914] Römerite Fe 2+   Fe 3+ 2 (SO   4 )   4 ·14H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Rutile TiO   2 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Sanidine K[AlSi   3 O   8 ] Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Scheelite Ca[WO   4 ] Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Schorl [Na][Fe 2+ 3 ][Al   6 ][(OH)   3 |OH|(BO   3 )   3 |Si   6 O   18 ] Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Karl Volkman Seligmannite PbCuAsS   3 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Sepiolite Mg   4 Si   6 O   15 (OH)   2 ·6H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] 'Sericite' Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Siderite FeCO   3 Reference: [The mineralogy of the butte district, Montana By John M. Guilbert and Lester G. Zeihen] Siderite var: Manganoan Siderite (Fe,Mn)CO   3 Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed] Silver Ag Reference: [USGS Prof Paper 610 "Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States"] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Karl Volkman03/05 Smithsonite ZnCO   3 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Sphalerite (Zn,Fe 2+   )S Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 16:244.] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Karl Volkman Stephanite Ag   5 SbS   4 Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 16: 247.] Stibnite Sb   2 S   3 Reference: [Rocks & Minerals 47:3 pp160-164] 'Stilbite' Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed.] Stromeyerite AgCuS Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Sylvanite (Au,Ag)   2 Te   4 Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Szomolnokite FeSO   4 ·H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Talc Mg   3 Si   4 O   10 (OH)   2 Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Tennantite (Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)   12 As   4 S   13 Reference: [J Lorengo collection] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © 2002 John H. Betts Tenorite CuO Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed] Tetradymite Bi   2 Te   2 S Reference: [USGS Prof Paper 610 "Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States"; Genth F A (1868) Contributions to mineralogy - No. VII, The American Journal of Science and Arts, 95, 305-321] Tetrahedrite (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)   12 Sb   4 S   13 Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed; U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Dan Weinrich Titanite CaTi[O|SiO   4 ] Reference: [Guidebook for the Butte Field Meeting of the Society Of Economic Geologists, 1973] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Rob Lavinsky Topaz Al   2 [(F,OH)   2 |SiO   4 ] Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] 'Tourmaline' AD   3 G   6 (BO   3 )   3 [T   6 O   18 ]Y   3 Z Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Timber Butte, Boulder Batholith, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Wm. C. van Laer Turquoise Cu(Al,Fe 3+   )   6 [(OH)   4 |(PO   4 )   2 ]   2 · 4H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Uraninite UO   2 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Vivianite Fe 2+ 3 (PO   4 )   2 ·8H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Voltaite K   2 Fe 2+ 5 Fe 3+ 3 Al[SO   4 ]   12 · 18H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] 'Wad' Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Wavellite Al   3 [(OH,F)   3 |(PO   4 )   2 ] · 5H   2 O Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Wittichenite Cu   3 BiS   3 Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen 1964] Wolframite (Fe 2+   )WO   4 to (Mn 2+   )WO   4 Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 16:247.] Wulfenite Pb[MoO   4 ] Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed] Wurtzite (Zn,Fe)S Reference: [J Lorengo collection] Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA © Karl Volkman Zircon Zr[SiO   4 ] Reference: [Geology and Ore Deposits of Butte District, Montana, W. Weed.] Zoisite {Ca   2 }{Al   3 }[O|OH|SiO   4 |Si   2 O   7 ] Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen] Zunyite Al   13 Si   5 O   20 (OH,F)   18 Cl Reference: [The Mineralogy of The Butte District, Montana; Guilbert and Zeihen]

170 entries listed. 135 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral). 1 type locality (other).

Localities in this Region:

USA   Montana Silver Bow Co. Beal Dyke Placer Boulder Batholith Blacktail Creek area Janney Timber Butte Boulder Mountains Area Fluorite Mine (MRDS - 10019808) Green Monster Occurrence (Bull Run; Benich) Niagra Mine Perry Deposit Porcupine Lode Prospect Tuxedo Mine Bull Moose Butte Area Clay Deposit Near the Tuxedo Mine Butte District Agnostic Mine Ajax Mine Ancient Mine Apex Bachelor Prospect (Batchelor) Badger Mine (Badger State; Elm Orlu; Black Rock; Boston and Montana) Belcher Prospect Black Claim Black Hawk Prospect (Blackhawk) Black Warrior Group Blackstone Vein Prospect Bland Blue Bird Mine (Bluebird Mine) Bonanza Lode (Bonanza Butte Mining Company) Brilliant Mine Brown's Gulch Butte Adams Mine Alex Scott Mine Alliance Mine Anaconda Mine (St. Lawerence; Neversweat) Anderson Mine Anselmo Mine Badger Mine (Badger State Mine; Elm Orlu; Black Rock; Boston and Montana) Baltic Mine Bell Mine Bellona Mine Belmont Mine Berkeley Mine Berkeley Pit Silver Bow Mine Birdie Mine Blue Jay Mine Buffalo Mine Burlington Mine Butte & Duluth Mine (Butte Duluth Mine; Bullwhacker Mine) Butte Mine Caledonia Mine Cambers Mine Clear Grit Mine Colorado Mine Colusa-Parrot Mine Diamond Mine Dutton Mine East Colusa Mine East Valley Mine Edith May Mine Ella Mine Elm Orlu Mine Emma Mine (Ancient Mine; Black Chief Mine) Estella Mine Gagnon Mine Gem Mine Geyman Mine Gold Hill Mine (Montreal Group; Monitor; Eclipse) Gopher Mine Green Copper Mine Green Mountain Mine Ground Squirrel Mine Harrington Mine Henry George Mine Hesperus Mine Hibernia Mine High Ore Mine Iduna Mine Iowa Mine J.I.C. Mine Jasper Mine Jessie Mine Kelley Mine Kit Carson Mine Kossuth Mine Late Aquisition Mine Leonard Mine Little Mina Mine Lizzie Mine (Hayes Mine) Mat Mine (Alelaidmat Mine) Modoc Mine Moniter Mine Moody & Sankey Mine Moonlight Mine Moscow Mine Mount Moriah Mine Mountain Chief Mine Mountain Consolidated Mine (Mt. Con. Mine; Poulin) Mountain View Mine Nettie Mine (Nettie-Hibernia; Nettie-Hubernic) Neversweat Mine Nipper Mine Number Three Mine Oden Mine Oneida Mine Ophir Mine Original Mine Orphan Boy Mine Orphan Girl Mine Otisco Mine Parnell Mine Parrot Mine Pennsylvania Mine Philadelphia Mine Pittsmont Mine Poulin Mine Preferencia Mine Ramsdell-Parrot Mine Rarus Mine Raven Mine Reins Copper Company Mine Saint Lawrence Mine (St. Lawrence Mine) Silver King Mine Smokehouse Mine Snowball Mine Speculator Mine Springfield Mine Star West Mine Steward Mine Stewart Mine Tramway Mine Travona Mine (Asteroid Mine; Travonia Mine) Tropic Mine Tuolumne Mine Valdemere Mine Wabash Mine Wake-up-Jim Mine Washoe Mine West Colusa Mine West Valley Mine Cary Prospect Chambers Mine Champion Colonel Sellers Vein Prospect Copper Czar Mine Courtney Claim Creole Mine Cumberland Prospect Czarina Mine (Tzarina Mine) Deadwood Vein Prospect Diamond Mine Dixon East Minnie Jane Prospect (Joseph Joyce) East Ridge Altona Mine Amazon Mine Bertha Mine Bullwhacker Pit (Bullwhacker Mine) Colleen Bawn Mine Columbia Garden Clinton Mine Homestake Mine Continental Pit (Continental East Pit) Ida Mine Maggie Fraction Mine (Maggie Mine) Montgomery Mine Northwestern Mine (Northwest Mine) Sarsfield Mine (Scarfield Mine) Schieitzer-Monitor Tunnel Sinbad Mine Six O'Clock Mine Elba Elvina Prospect (Elvina Vein) Eveline & Twilight Excelsior Fairview Mine Florida Vein Prospect Fredonia Occurrence Garibaldi Mine Geneva Mine Germania Prospect Gold Flint Golden King Prospect (Shutts) Great Republic Mine Gregory Grey Eagle Mine Hecla Helvetia Prospect (MRDS - 10148594) Humbolt Mine I.X.L. Claim Illinois Independence Mine (Independent Mine) Jumbo Keystone Lavena Mine Little Acre Placer Little Annie Mine Little Darling Occurrence Little Georgia Prospect Little Sarah Mine Main Range (Tuolumne; Speculator) Mamie Vein Prospect Manganese of Butte & Phillipsburg Occurrence (Domestic Manganese) Mapleton Mine Marget Ann Mine Marie Prospect (Maria Vein) Miles Crossing Clay Deposit Millside Prospect Milwaukee Vein Prospect (Milwaukee) Minnie Jane Mine Missoula Missoula Gulch Placer (Summit Valley) Missouri Girl Prospect Montana Mine Montana Resources (Orlu; Elm; Berkeley Neck; Butte; Badger; Kelly; Copper Moly Dome; Badger-Elm; Berkeley Underground; Berkeley Pit; Continental Area; Continental West; Continental East) Mountain Boy Mine Narrow Gage Mine Nemo Mine New Butte Mining Company Occurrence New Jersey Prospect Night Hawk (South Wabash; South Wabash Vein; Gregory; North Wabash) None Such North Butte (East Holdings; Granite Mountain; Butte Main Ridge) North Pole Mine Norwich Mine (Plutus; Norwich-Plutus) Olsen Fraction Mine Orphan Girl Mine (Part of The Butte Hill Pb-Zn Mines; Orphan Boy; Kit Carson; Anglo Saxon) Pacific Peterson Claim Phase II-Moly Dome Prospect Phases I-Berkeley Neck Prospect Poorman Mine Poser Mine Poulin Mine (Stella Mine; Buffalo Mine) Prospector Mine Rainbow Project (Alice Mine) Rising Star Prospect Roaster Prospect Rocker Placer Rover Prospect Ryan Prospect Scotia Mine Self Rising Mine Easter Mine Nile and Garibaldi Prospect Self Rising Mine (Tom Haney; Poorman; Mono; Bluebird; Garibaldi Claim; Nile; Easter; Iowa) Seymore Mine Silver Bow Creek Placer (Clark Fork River) Silver Bow Deposits (Wrong Font; Bull Moose; Delia; Eva; Little Jack; Superior; Merrimac) Silver Bow Mine (Part of Berkley Pit) Silver Bow Prospect (Helehan Group) Silver Cleft Mine Silver Safe Prospect Silver Smith (Silversmith) Snow Flake Prospect Sooner Prospect Stanislas Mine Sun Dorg Prospect Tiger Lily Prospect Uncle Sam Unita Mine (Silver Cleft; Vinta) Unknown Clay - Kaolin (MRDS - 10108500) Unnamed Copper; Silver and Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10245867) Walkerville Alice Mine (Alice Pit) Amy Silversmith Mine Atlantic Mine Belle of Butte Mine Black Rock Mine Corra Mine (United Copper) East Gray Rock Mine Glengarry Mine Goldsmith Mine Lexington Mine Magna Charta Mine Minnie Healy Mine Moose Mine Moulton Mine Silver Lick Mine (Belchor; Batchelor; Nonesuch; Wabash; Springfield; Snowdrift) Snow Drift Mine West Gray Rock Mine West Mapleton West Nettie Mine Yankee Doodle Creek Placer Calvert Mine & Mill Climax Occurrence Creek 1 Divide Divide Creek District Antonioli's Quarry Cayuga Claim Climax Apex Lode Group (Clipper; Arctic) Gold Chief Lode Prospect Lame Rabbit Lode Occurrence Lime Rock Claim Group Mary Francis Claim Mount Fleecer-Jerry Creek Area Prospect Star Group Unnamed Car Travertine Occurrence (MRDS - 10019016) Unnamed Limestone Occurrence (MRDS - 10019015) Warren Prospect Wise River-Johnson Creek Area Prospect Fleecer Mountain Area Fleecer Mountain District Fourth Estate Mine German Gulch District Opportunity German Gulch Mine Ramsey German Gulch Placers (Siberia Placers) Grace Occurrence Helehan Prospect (MRDS - 10124880) Highland District (Siberia District) Ballarat Mine Beal Mountain Mine (Beal Lode; German Gulch) Bear Cat Prospect Brooks Prospect Butte Highlands Mine (Highland; Nevin Hill; Tilton; Murphy; Only Chance; J.B. Thompson; Diamond T) Cooley Cooly Gulch Placer (See Fish Creek Mine; See Fish Creek Placers; Cooly Gulch; Highlands Placer; Highland Placer) Denny Prospect E. X. L. Claim Edna Kibler Prospect Fish Creek Mine (See Cooley Cooly Placer; See Fish Creek Placer) Fish Creek placers Golden Surprise Claim Highland Mountains Area Highland View Claim Iron Cliff Last Chance Mine Limestone Occurrence (MRDS - 10221298) Little Joe-Hazel Claim McPhail Prospect Moose Creek-Fish Creek Traverse Occurrence Overlook Occurrence (Denny Prospect; Iron Cliff) Ozark Prospect Ready Cash (U. S. Gold; Paymaster) Red Wing Mine Scenic Lode Occurrence Silver King Placer Templeman Claim Jacqueline Mine Kelly-Bolton Deposits Limestone Occurrence (MRDS - 10245915) Little Pipestone District Toll Mountain Lode Occurrence Melrose District Apex No. 2 Claim (Juniper Copper Bottom) Big Hole Syncline Camp Creek Placer Carnotite Claims (MRDS - 10019963) Christainsen Group Clipper-Columbia Group Copper Hill Occurrence East Soap Gulch Iron Deposit Emma Nevada Mine Goat Mountain Gold King Mine Grey Lock Hecla Mine Horn Silver Mine Ida Prospect Kaserman King and Queen Claims Little Butte Ore Mine Little Group Lucky Strike Mine Maiden Rock Mine Maiden Rock Quarry McKeg Placer Monte Clark Group Old Glory Mine Old Glory North Iron Deposit Pandora Claim Peabody Mine (George Peabody) Ruth & Copper Bottom Soap Creek Area Soap Gulch Barium Occurrence Soap Gulch Iron Soap Gulch Placer Unnamed Barium Occurrence (MRDS - 10148557) Montreal Star Prospect Moose Creek Moose Creek District Brown Claim Group Copper Hill Mine Day and Harvey Mine Eager Mining Group Elkhorn-Buckhorn Claims Gold Dust Claim Lower Moose Creek Placer Mary Ann Property Silver Glance Sunset Claim Tucker Creek Deposits (Mount Humbug) Upper Moose Creek Placer Van Dorstan Claims (Mohawk; Buckhorn) Wildcat Claim Newcomb Patsy Ann Prospect Pipestone District Major Budd (Rampart Mine) Pipestone Pass Area Blacktail Creek Placer Clark Property Gloria Alice Placer Sun Lode Prospect Thompson Park Prospect Thompson Pass Occurrence Thrift Stamp Lode Prospect Tretheway Lode Prospect Pollock Prospect Powder Gulch Deposit Price Placer Prices Gulch Prospect Ramsay Butte and Zenith Mine Silver Bow Placer St Patrick Mine Stratton Mine Summit Valley District Agnes-Highland Group (Highland Mine) Anna Mine Best Hope Mine Blue Vein Mine Britannia (Western World) Carver Tailings Colorado Tailings Despatch Eagle Bird-Kitty Morris Prospect Gavin Placer General Sheridan Claim Gold Stream Good Luck Mine Hyde Park Iron Clad Mine Isele and Tiger Claims (Asele) Janney Pegmatites Occurrence Jewel Mine Mooney Claim Pentfield Lode Prospect Plainview Lode Occurrence Prices Gulch Occurrence (Placer Mines Inc.) Rising Sun Claims Rocker Pumicite Shonbar Mine Shorty Shorty (Addition) Spur Claim Tecumseh Mine Tzarena Mine (Czarena; Cole Adit; Black Chief Lode) Unnamed Manganese Mine (MRDS - 10019811) Unnamed Minerals (MRDS - 10270629) Wrong Font Claims Unknown Shaft Prospect (MRDS - 10124955) Unnamed Aluminum Occurrence (MRDS - 10294552) Unnamed Fluorine Occurrence (MRDS - 10172952) Unnamed Gold and Silver Occurrence (MRDS - 10270452) Unnamed Rare Earths Occurrence (MRDS - 10173172) Upper Basin Creek District Bear Creek Placer Pohndorf Deposit Upper Clark Fork (Missoula) River Drainage Area Price Gulch Deposit

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