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Galena from
Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49515
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49515:6
GUID (UUID V4):f96c1708-fffa-4f9f-861c-efd8cf9d026e
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
5.0km (3.1 miles) Sunrise Mine (Queen Mine), Henderson Mining District, Granite County, Montana, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) Philipsburg, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) Two Percent Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) San Francisco Mine (Frisco Shaft), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) Headlight Mine (Moorlight Group), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) Sanders Mine (Saunders Mine; Mountain View), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) Mitchell Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
14.7km (9.2 miles) Horton Mine (Imperial Mine; Midnight Mine; Silver Chief Mine; True Fissure Mine), Durango & Moorlight Group (Durango & Moonlight Group), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) Gem Mine (Part of Trout Group), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) Blackmail Mine, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Montana Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [University of Nebraska, Lincoln] at 20:00 09 April 2015...2015 K NOWN AS THE TREASURE STATE, Montana is rich in mineral and gemstone localities. The state motto...with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure...Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces The state
Journal (issue)
Antimony-bearing Oxidized Minerals from the Jetty Mine, Anaconda, Montana Frank Dudás (foldudas@verizon.net) and...documenting the mineralogy of the Jetty Mine, near Anaconda, Montana (Figure 1), focuses on the oxidized...report on the sulfides and sulfosalts of the Jetty Mine appeared in Mineral News last year (Dec., 2021)...or arsenic-rich minerals. Two mining areas in western MontanaBlack Pine (Jensen and Nikischer, 2012;...though the latter has not been studied in detail. Black Pine has an array of phosphates and arsenates. There
Report (issue)
PAPER GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PHILIPSBURG QUADRANGLE MONTANA BY WILLIAM HARVEY EMMONS AND FRANK...__ 86 Basic intrusives in the Cretaceous on Gold Creek .. __ ._ .. ___ .. __ . __ . _____ ._. __ ......... _.. ....... --_ .. - --_87 Diorite of Foster Creek and Olson Gulch __ .. __ . _. . _. ____ .... _______.... - - - - - - - . - - _90 Diorite of Racetrack Creek ____ .. ____ . ___ .. __ .. _. ________ .. _. _..._______ . _. _.. ____ _ 97 Granodiorite of the Philipsburg batholith. ___ . _. _. _.... __________ . ____
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
specimens, are either inaccessible or are in closed mining districts, or are closed for political reasons...City-D~Lamar Mining Dlstricts / J\. I,' -r-, - L..... ~ rl.. kl \ , 50 I 100 I Miles old mining and...minerals. Unfortunately, the host rock, a pink granite, lies within a Wilderness Area in the Sawtooth...scientific significance. In this index, the better known mining districts that have produced many high-quality...across, on blue thomsonite. Lucky Peak Dam, Ada County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Figure 3 (below)
Journal (issue)
rapidly upon exposure to light to a violet, brown or black color. It is very rich silver ore that is easily...at Silver Reef in southwestern Utah’s Washington County (figure 1) is a very unique occurrence. The high-grade...City cuts right through the middle of the Mining District. (Continued on page 2) The Moravian Territorial...km2), but with a rich and world- famous history of mining and associated mineralogy. In the city of Brno...Chlorargyrite, on and impregnating Sandstone, Silver Reef District, Washington Co., UT, 6 x 5 x 3 cm. Author’s specimen
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University] at 01:02 21 December 2014 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona E veryone likes blue minerals....including the Harborside mine at Brooksville, Hancock County, and the Lubec lead mine and prospects at Pembroke...Washington County. It has also been found at the old lead mines at Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut;...Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; the old Gorham (Mascot mine), Coos County, New Hampshire; as...iron mine at Andover, and as an accessory mineral at Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey;
Book (edition)
Chapters on the Coeur d'Alene Mining District, the Blackbird Mining District, and the Sawtooth Mountains...Chapters on the Coeur d'Alene Mining District and the Blackbird Mining District, and to Ben Sheppard for reviewing...reviewing the chapter on the Blackbird Mining District. Those who contributed photographs, or specimens...or a vein of massive pyrite and chalcopyrite in a mine, so references such as these were not included....for a particular mineral may be a certain mine, but that mine may now have a new name, or may now be a
Journal (issue)
& J. N. Alves Minerals of the Black Pine mine, Granite County, Montana ................................spessartine, topaz and pseudobrookite from Ash Creek near Hayden, Arizona .........487 by J. S. White...official gem ,” talc as the “ official m ineral,” and granite, slate and marble as the “ official state rocks...Governor Howard Dean and attended by mining industry representatives, mine owners, representatives from all...California mineral collector, specializing in San Diego County and Baja California spec­ imens through purchase
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
belt, including the deposits of the Blackbird district, have been analyzed for their sulfur, carbon,...values are nearly uniform throughout the Blackbird district, with a mean value for cobaltite (CoAsS, the main...32,000 t Cu were removed— came from the Blackbird Mine at the midpoint of the belt in the time periods...(late 2011), construction is underway on a new mining operation that will exploit a reserve within the... metasandstone-, and argillite-dominated Apple Creek Formation (5.4 km thick), but also as crosscutting
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...such as Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite and some Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state...state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59, 5 mi. E of Jackson-Banks Co. lineBeryl. MAYSVILLE...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...exposureBeryl, black Tourmaline. 146 A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Report (issue)
“bigger” than the rhodochrosite of the Sweet Home mine, and right now the big news appertaining thereto...Lees’ Collector’s Edge Minerals crew has resumed mining of the deposit through the “Detroit 1 =======...from the portal used during the great 1991-2004 mining period. Extraction of specimens began in late 2018...website (collectorsedge.com) is offering 16 Sweet Home mine rhodochrosite specimens, thumbnail to cabinet-size...suggests the great potential of this Sweet Home Two mining project. So you can’t afford $32,000 to buy it
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(CoAsS) in the Idaho cobalt belt, Belt-Purcell Basin, USA: Evidence for middle Mesoproterozoic sediment-hosted...Survey, 904 W. Riverside Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201, USA a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...Lemhi subbasin to the Belt-Purcell Basin, Idaho, USA. Using a 185Re + 190Os spike solution, magnetic and...in the Blackbird mine. All Mesoproterozoic cobaltite mineralization in the district was affected by greenschist-...from the shear zonehosted Chicago zone, Blackbird mine, is the only studied deposit that has severely disturbed
Report (volume)
Mineral Deposits of the Miners Gulch Area, Granite County, Montana Gold Placer Deposits and a Molybdenum Anomaly...Area, Granite County, Montana Colluvial Gold Placers Near Miners Gulch, Granite County, Montana Geology...Mineral Deposits of the Miners Gulch Area, Granite County, Montana A. Gold Placer Deposits and a Molybdenum...Molybdenum Anomaly in the Miners Gulch Area, Granite County, Montana By JEFFREY S. LOEN, MICHAEL J. BLASKOWSKI...Colluvial Gold Placers Near Miners Gulch, Granite County, Montana By JEFFREY S. LOEN This volume is published
Report (issue)
Idaho Mining and Exploration, 2016-2017 Virginia S. Gillerman Earl H. Bennett Alexis Clark Mark Barton...University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho 83844-3014 Idaho Mining and Exploration, 2016-2017 Virginia S. Gillerman...…………………………………………………………………………..... 4 Metal Mining ……………………………………………………………………………7 Phosphate Mining ……………………………………………………………………...2017…….…….............5 Figure 2. Location of active mining areas .…….…......................................366FW vein, 4900 level, Galena mine ……………...………..……8 Figure 5. Golden Chest mine, Murray, overview……. ……………………
Report (issue)
Wilderness Study Area, Granite County, Montana U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1724-D MONTANA £*e&**i^j&'....the Quigg West Wilderness Study Area, Granite County, Montana By R.G. TYSDAL and W.F. HANNA U.S. Geological...RESOURCES OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREASSOUTHWESTERN MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DONALD PAUL MODEL...Area, Granite County, Montana. (Mineral resources of wilderness study areas southwestern Montana ; ch...: I 19.3:1724-0 1. Mines and mineral resources Montana-Quigg West Wilderness. 2. Quigg West Wilderness
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The specimen was found in a Joplin, Missouri, district mine in the late 1800s and was donated to the Carnegie...barite mines of Missouri’s several world-class mining districts could have been chosen for this issue’s...Connoisseur’s Choice. Included might have been a marvelous galena, sphalerite, or calcite specimen exhibiting gigantic...crystal morphology and color were recovered from a mine in the Joplin area. The best known of these specimens...by the oxidation of such associated sulfides as galena and chalcopyrite. An excellent review of the oxidized
Report (issue)
published information, field investigations, and mining company data. 2 ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS REPORT...resources Mining districts Gibbonsville Mining District Indian Creek Mining District Mineral Hill Mining District...Mackinaw Mining District Blackbird Mining District Wilson Creek Mining District Yellowjacket Mining District...Range Mining District Eureka Mining District Carmen Creek Mining District Eldorado Mining District Pratt...Pratt Creek Mining District McDevitt Mining District Junction Mining District Texas Mining District Spring
Journal (issue)
scepter with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington; Rick Dillhoff collection; Jeff Scovil...Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...prospectors. All of this activity gave a jump-start to mining interests and prospecting in the lands of the Pacific...beautiful quartz specimens from Denny Mountain and King County, Washington, and the zeolites from the coastal...in the Montana State Capitol rotunda, by F. Pedretti’s Sons, 1902, 84 inches in diameter. Montana Historical
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(1) strata-bound sulfide lenses in the Blackbird district, which are cobaltite and, less commonly, chalcopyrite...discordant tourmalinized breccias in the Blackbird district that in places have concentrations of cobaltite...strata-bound magnetite-rich lenses in the Iron Creek area, which contain cobaltiferous pyrite and locally...xenotime. Most sulfide-rich deposits in the Blackbird district are enclosed by strata-bound lenses composed mainly...crystallization of megacrystic A-type granite on the northern border of the district. These ages are used together
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
member of the olivenite group, from the Black Pine mine, Montana, USA Stuart J. Mills & Anthony R. Kampf &...olivenite, from the Black Pine mine, 14.5 km NW of Philipsburg, Granite Co., Montana, USA. It occurs lining...Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA G. Poirier Mineral Sciences...Chicago, 5734 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA (5), β=1.865(5) and γ=1.910(5), measured using white...Canada, at the Black Pine mine, 14.5 km NW of Philipsburg, Granite Co., Montana, USA (46°26’52”N, 113°21’56”W)
Book
uccessor in interest, the American Institute oC Mining and M etallurgical Engineers has made a grant from...attended his efforts- not the spectacular success of a mining executive, but the more lasting success in the...spontaneous movement arose among geologists and mining engineers to express in some appropriate fashion...Board of Directors of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers elected him to H onorary...that would touch wider circles, was desirable. The Mining Geology Committee of the A.I.M.E. undertook to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the tennantite group are often denigrated as “black uglies,” yet they are not only important ores of...connoisseur’s cabinet. Indeed, although they are often black, they are far from ugly when crystallized, and an...teaching collection. Yet the natural tetrahedral black crystals on the pale brown siderite matrix absolutely...and a black to brown streak. The color is described as flint-gray to iron-black or dull black, the distinction...National University] at 06:43 31 December 2014 mine in Colorado, and they found virtually the entire
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
breakdown of some sulfide, such as chalcopyrite or galena, and the combination of the released metal with...Preble Hill mine near Garland, Maine; the old lead mine near Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut;...Sterling Hill, New Jersey; and the Perkiomen mine, Montgomery County, and the well-known Wheatley and nearby...nearby mines, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania (Slot0 1989). In the western United States. where...Chaffee County; the Leadville district, Lake County; the Bulldog Mountain mine in the Creede district, Mineral
 
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