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Alunite from
Continental Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Alunite
Formula:KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Continental Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:635134
Long-form Identifier:1:3:635134:2
GUID (UUID V4):75444777-9224-4fff-b0c9-88144858f7f1
Nearest other occurrences of Alunite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ā“˜Berkeley Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
References
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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...Plata meaning ā€œgold and silver,ā€ and the state seal with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim...Montanaā€™s mining origins. Montanaā€™s production of copper, coal, gold, lead, manganese, phosphate, silver, talc...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Butte, Montana Minerals, Mines, and History Robert E. Jenkins 6 Columbus Circle Newark, Delaware 19702...of 130 mineral species have been recorded from Butte. Specimens of copper sulļ¬des and sulfosalts like...rank among the ļ¬nest in the world. The best of Butte pyrite compares with the best anywhere. Handsome...Handsome specimens of barite, quartz, rhodochrosite, silver, and numerous other species have been found, many...Kelley #2 (rightbackground) mines, Butte, ca. 1965. World Museum of Mining photo. 6 The Mineralogical Record
Journal (issue)
BUTTE, MONTANA Butte, Montana Minerals, Mines and History The Mineralogical Record Volume 33 ā€¢ Number...cluster, 3 cm across, From the Leonard mine, Butte, Montana. Frederick H. Pough collection; Jeff Scovil...painted to illustrate ā€œThe Story of Montana: The Treasure of Butte Hill and Development of the Great Copper...volume 33, Januaryā€“February, 2002 Contents Butte, Montana: Minerals, Mines and History By Robert E. Jenkins...Jenkins & Jerry A. Lorengo Ed McDole: ā€œMontana Mineral Kingā€ By Richard A. Bideaux Whatā€™s new in minerals:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Flooded Underground Mine Workings of Butte, Montana CHRISTOPHER H. GAMMONS,1,ā€  DEAN M. SNYDER,1...Engineering, Montana Tech of The University of Montana, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, Montana 59701 2 Department...Applications, 200 Technology Way, Butte, Montana 59701 Abstract Over a century of mining and smelting of the world-class...world-class porphyry lode ore deposit at Butte, Montana, has resulted in extensive environmental damage...of the worldā€™s largest and most acidic mining pit lakes, Butte is host to over 16,000 km of flooded underground
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Structural Geologic Evolution of the Butte District, Montana Robert A. Houstonā€ ,* and John H. Dilles...Bldg., Corvallis, Oregon 97331 Abstract The Butte district contains two porphyry Cu-Mo deposits and the...and folding in southwest Montana. New geologic mapping of the Butte district reveals three distinct episodes...that are limited to the northwest part of the district and synchronous with the eruption of the Lowland...(15Ā°) ESE tilting in the hanging walls of the Continental, East Ridge, and Rocker normal faults. Stratigraphic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Main Stage base-metal mineral deposits, Butte district, Montana C.W. Fielda,*, L. Zhanga, J.H. Dillesa...Geosciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA U.S. Geological Survey, MS-963, Denver Federal Center...CO 80225, USA c Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA Accepted...throughgoing, Main Stage polymetallic veins of Butte. Among the sulfur-bearing minerals recovered from...conventionally bmagmaticQ value of about 1x or 2x for Butte sulfur. However, the high modal mineral ratios of
Report (issue)
Salt Sand and Gravel Scandium Selenium Silicon Silver Soda Ash Stone Strontium Sulfur Talc Tantalum Tellurium...at Albemarle Corp.ā€™s lithium production site in Silver Peak, Nevada. Lithium compounds are used to manufacture...Salt Sand and Gravel Scandium Selenium Silicon Silver Soda Ash Stone Strontium Sulfur Talc Tantalum Tellurium............................................. 148 Silver .................................................STONE, ETC. DOMESTIC MINERAL RAW MATERIALS FROM MINING Exports: $8.9 billion Imports: $6.1 billion Net
Report (issue)
Salt Sand and Gravel Scandium Selenium Silicon Silver Soda Ash Stone Strontium Sulfur Talc Tantalum Tellurium...Salt Sand and Gravel Scandium Selenium Silicon Silver Soda Ash Stone Strontium Sulfur Talc Tantalum Tellurium............................................. 148 Silver .................................................Domestically Domestic Mineral Raw Materials From Mining Aluminum, Brick, Cement, Copper, Fertilizers,...Foreign Adversaries and Supporting the Domestic Mining and Processing Industries,ā€ was issued to address
Report (issue)
Salt Sand and Gravel Scandium Selenium Silicon Silver Soda Ash Stone Strontium Sulfur Talc Tantalum Tellurium...Salt Sand and Gravel Scandium Selenium Silicon Silver Soda Ash Stone Strontium Sulfur Talc Tantalum Tellurium............................................. 148 Silver .................................................Domestically Domestic Mineral Raw Materials From Mining Aluminum, Brick, Cement, Copper, Fertilizers,...Foreign Adversaries and Supporting the Domestic Mining and Processing Industries,ā€ was issued to address
Report (issue)
Salt Sand and Gravel Scandium Selenium Silicon Silver Soda Ash Sodium Sulfate Stone Strontium Sulfur..............................................148 Silver..................................................4 billion DOMESTIC MINERAL RAW MATERIALS FROM MINING MINERAL MATERIALS PROCESSED DOMESTICALLY COPPER...CONCENTRATES 65 PEAT 56 SILICON 56 ZINC 56 BERYLLIUM 55 SILVER 54 NICKEL 49 MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS 48 COPPER 43 ALUMINUM...domestic product (GDP) at several levelsā€”basic (mining), intermediate (processing), and manufacturing
Report (issue)
Salt Sand and Gravel Scandium Selenium Silicon Silver Soda Ash Sodium Sulfate Stone Strontium Sulfur...Salt Sand and Gravel Scandium Selenium Silicon Silver Soda Ash Sodium Sulfate Stone Strontium Sulfur..............................................148 Silver..................................................4 billion DOMESTIC MINERAL RAW MATERIALS FROM MINING MINERAL MATERIALS PROCESSED DOMESTICALLY COPPER...CONCENTRATES 70 TUNGSTEN 69 ZINC 57 GARNET (industrial) 56 SILVER 56 PEAT 55 SILICON 54 MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS 51 NICKEL
 
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