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Sphalerite from
Moscow Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Moscow Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:176867
Long-form Identifier:1:3:176867:1
GUID (UUID V4):ce5d613c-d541-45b4-92a5-edc346f0c49f
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.3km (0.2 miles) Syndicate pit, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) Poulin Mine (Stella Mine; Buffalo Mine), Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) Estella Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) Buffalo Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) Late Aquisition Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) Anselmo Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) Clear Grit Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) Gagnon Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) Old Glory Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) Original Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (volume)
it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;
Report (volume)
....................................... 102 District of Columbia ......................................... 139 144 146 153 158 163 169 . 172 174 Montana..................................................to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products, but because they furnish
Journal (issue)
BUTTE, MONTANA Butte, Montana Minerals, Mines and History The Mineralogical Record Volume 33 • Number...crystal cluster, 3 cm across, From the Leonard mine, Butte, Montana. Frederick H. Pough collection; Jeff Scovil...painted to illustrate “The Story of Montana: The Treasure of Butte Hill and Development of the Great Copper...volume 33, January–February, 2002 Contents Butte, Montana: Minerals, Mines and History By Robert E. Jenkins...Jenkins & Jerry A. Lorengo Ed McDole: “Montana Mineral King” By Richard A. Bideaux What’s new in minerals:
Report (issue)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Book (edition)
Lucien Beckner of Louisville, Ky., U. M. Sahinen of Butte, Mont., Gilbert O. Raasch of Urbana, 111., Nancy...thrilled to the sight of mounted in gold or or silver, some lovely gem, against lying a background...(Cross-seaion at right) CHRYSOBERYL EPIDOTE PERIDOT SPHALERITE CORUNDUM FELDSPAR ^ PHENACITE SPODUMENE...from them weather the types of agates found in Montana. Metamorphic rocks include those of either of the...associated with such rocks. Because hard rock mining amateur will usually get is tedious and expensive
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 sulfides and sulfosalts like...rank among the finest 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)
scepter with pyrite, 7 cm, from Spruce Ridge, King County, Washington; Rick Dillhoff collection; Jeff Scovil...row, from left) Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection...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)
Shoshone' • '---:.:.:cJ ' , '-------'\ I. ILatah I , Moscow r i: IN;;z • Perc~~ r-, Lewis ~ r:': Downloaded...Adams'. McCall -j' ('I. ,I) , \' ,I ',Ji Valley L..yJashingtonf ( • _ _ .l- - ---r' .LJ I ya~J...specimens, are either inaccessible or are in closed mining districts, or are closed for political reasons... '<, • Boise I Dismal SW!fP \.J. Silver City-D~Lamar Mining Dlstricts / J\. I,' -r-, - L........ ~ rl.. kl \ , 50 I 100 I Miles old mining and geologic data have not been recently prospected
Book (volume)
conditions: the Cumberland Plateau, the Appalachian Valley, the Appalachian Mountains, the Piedmont Plain...Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Pyrrhotite and some Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:
Report (volume)
Siegenite (selenosiegenite) _ _ __ ___ ________ _____ Sphalerite (wurtzite) _________________________ Stannite...copper-lead sulfide vein deposits, in epithermal silver-gold veins, in quicksilver and antimony deposits...sulfide minerals, such as pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, marcasite, and arsenopyrite. Selenium...Mexico; and the replacement and vein deposits of Butte, Montana; Cerro de Pasco, Peru; Northern Rhodesia; and...variety of selenium minerals is found. The copper-silver-lead veins of Skrikerum, Sweden; Harz Mountains
Journal (issue)
Eagle Mine Gilman, Colorado Bob Werner werner@lcturboney.com After submit1ing the article, Silver Orefrom...Orefrom the Eagle Mine, (Mineral News, Vol. 35, No. I), I thought there might be some interest in some more...locality that is now closed "forever". The Eagle Mine (fig. I, right) is well known to collectors for...reached the market during its operation. The Eagle Mine was Colorado's largest zinc and copper producer...adjacent local mines into one operation. The Eagle Mine was accessed by the Wilkesbarre shaft and the Newhouse
Book
stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting
Book (volume)
in elev. From 1,000’ on the eastern border with Montana and Iowa to 3,500’ along the western boundary with...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...commercial production of minerals, principally Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Lead, Manganese and Zinc, along...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides
Journal (issue)
Project 28-30 Our Affiliates 31 Mimetite, Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Mexico, 2.4 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm, Alex Schauss...experiencing remnants of winter while the rest of the county can feel spring in the air. This means it’s time...Alex Schauss, 10645 N. Oracle Rd., Suite 121, Oro Valley, AZ 85737; alex@aibmr.com VICE PRESIDENT: Clyde...SECRETARY: Sue Liebetrau, 11822 SW Lodi Court, Powell Butte, OR 97753; liebetrauam@msn.com TREASURER: Gloria...EDITOR—Alex Schauss, 10645 N. Oracle Rd., Suite 121, Oro Valley, AZ 85737; alex@aibmr.com NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Book
volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite VILLAGE...COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE I I COAL CITY, St. Clair Co. Sphalerite COLUMBIANA...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE
Catalog/List
Internet, Fax, and Mail) Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Sunday...52001-52306 LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Wednesday...directly from the miners at the Elmwood Mine in Tennessee, when the mine was actively producing twenty years...highlights include: • Possibly the best matrix Sphalerite ever mined from Balmat, New York. • A world-class... 52002 SZENICSITE with POWELLITE Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region
Report (issue)
74 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BUTTE DISTRICT, MONTANA BY \¥ALTER I-IAllVEY vVEED WASHINGTON......................... ~ . . . . Epoch of gold mining ................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epoch o'f silver mining ........· ......... ·................................. ~.............. Development of copper mining. ~ ..· . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................... Future of the district .................................. ·.........
Report (issue)
_________________ ___. Nevada ___________ Elko County. - ______ ... _ Star mine, Harrison Pass _____ ____ Pag« 59...63 Good Hope barite mine, Tuscarora Range _____ _ ._. ________ Humboldt County Golconda manganese-tungsten...Ltd., mine...... --_--______.______ Lincoln County__-__-----_-----_-----___ Tern Piute district.........district____ .________..__ Nevada Scheelite mine.. _ ______ Hooper No. 2 mine __ _____ _ _ Yankee Girl mine_______________...Mountains_____________.____ Desert Scheelite mine..... _______ Gunmetal mine _ ___________ _ Manganese-tungsten
Report (volume)
Geophysics 27 Mineral resources-locatable minerals 28 Mining and exploration history 28 Metals 29 36 Industrial...Uranium in sedimentary rocks 80 Cobalt 80 Alunite 80 Silver 80 Gold 80 Areas of unknown resource potential...principal mining districts within or partially within the Forest 10 5. Map showing location of type mine localities...Mineral-materials transactions 1983-1986 7 Type mine localities for mineral deposit types 8 Description...Geochemical signatures of mineral deposit types at type mine localities 18 Size classification of deposit types
Book (volume)
..........................................221 Montana .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Book (volume)
..........................................221 Montana .................................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Book
Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico...the most ancient of all Egyptian burials, in the Valley of the Royal Tombs at Abydos west of the ancient...of commercial mining is also long, beginning with the Kenya opal mines of 4000 B.C. Mining began with gemstones...gemstones, instead of metallic ores, and mining for turquoise was enormously extended throughout the...had been sending great expeditions to prospect and mine for it throughout the Sinai Peninsula since at least
Report (volume)
resource assessments of nearby areas in Idaho and Montana. Studies in the Hailey CUSMAP project began in...America, Sun Valley, Idaho (Link and Hackett, 1988), and on December 7, 1989, at the Northwest Mining Association...the Mineral Hill and Warm Springs mining districts, Blaine County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology...Stratigraphic Setting of the Triumph Stratiform Zinc-Lead-Silver Deposit, Devonian Milligen Formation, Central Idaho...Deposits in the Lake Creek Mineralized Area, Blaine County, South-Central Idaho By Bradford R. Burton and
Report (issue)
Basin structure Structure in the San Francisco district Geology Sedimentary rocks Geologic periods represented...relations Morehouse (?) quartzite (Silurian?) of Star district Distribution General character Conditions of deposition...Quartz monzonite of the Rocky district Quartz monzonite of the Star district Comparison of analyses Dike...82 San Francisco district 82 Beaver Lake district 86 Rocky district 87 Star district 88 Comparison of...region 91 Native elements 91 91 Sulphur 91. Gold 92 Silver 92 Copper 92 Sulphides 92 Stibnite 92 Bismuthinite
Report (issue)
000unse FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ‘MINING INDUSTRY. of IDAHO FOR THE YEAR ARTHUR CAMPBELL...Secretary. | FORTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY of IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 19 2476 IDAHO...IDAHO AND PRODUCED COPPER IN GOLD, SILVER, 1946—VALUED AT ARTHUR CAMPBELL Inspector of Mines MYRTLE...in Idaho Accidents, Description Fatal Accidents Silver Price Made Law Phosphate, Idaho Has Large Beds...Mills, 34 Located in Coeur d’Alene District Lucky Friday Makes Rich Silver Strike South Side Geology Promised
 
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