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Sphalerite from
Berkeley Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Berkeley Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:179548
Long-form Identifier:1:3:179548:6
GUID (UUID V4):a5865b0d-7d70-431f-90b9-9e19b3fb35b4
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.2km (0.2 miles) ā“˜West Colusa Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ā“˜Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ā“˜East Colusa Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ā“˜Reins Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.6km (0.3 miles) ā“˜Berkeley Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ā“˜High Ore Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ā“˜Mat Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ā“˜Silver Bow Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ā“˜Tuolumne Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ā“˜Gem Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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)
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)
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)
Accepted Manuscript Two-event lode-ore deposition at Butte, USA: 40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb documentation of Ag-Au-polymetallic... M.J. Kunk, Two-event lode-ore deposition at Butte, USA: 40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb documentation of Ag-Au-polymetallic...journal pertain. Two-event lode-ore deposition at Butte, USA: 40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb documentation of Ag-Au-polymetallic...U.S. Geological Survey, MS 926-A, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192 rmcaleer@usgs.gov c U.S...for world-class deposits of the Butte mining district, Montana, USA, is deep pre-Main Stage porphyry
Report (issue)
Virginia-503 National Center, Rm. 1C402,12201 Sunrise Valley Dr. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah-Federal Bldg., Rm. 8105...in the Bingham District, Utah By EDWIN W. TOOKER Gold in the Butte District, Montana By EDWIN W. TOOKER...TOOKER Gold in the Ely (Robinson) Copper District, White Pine County, Nevada By LAURENCE P.JAMES The Tomboy-Minnie...Tomboy-Minnie Gold Deposits at Copper Canyon, Lander County, Nevada By TED G. THEODORE, STEPHEN S. HOWE, and...in the Bingham District, Utah / by Edwin W. looker Gold in the Butte District, Montana / by Edwin W. looker
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...fluid inclusion data indicate that exposures of the Butte Granite, which hosts mineralization, crystallized
Report (issue)
Continental [Butte], Montana) resources. By-Product Commodities Molybdenum, gold, and silver are the economically...polymetallic assemblage of copper-, zinc-, lead-, and silver-bearing sulfide minerals. Example Deposits There...which will vary with the price of copper and local mining costs. At Dos Pobres, Arizona, from the top of...native gold. Other associated minerals may include sphalerite, galena, tetrahedrite, and gold tellurides. ...+ pyrite + chalcopyrite, and sphalerite + galena + tetrahedrite Ā± silver. This paragenetic sequence differs
Book
" \ AN)Ā» el \} -w y = ā€”Z- es MC =) a oS MINING 147 AND MINERAL OPERATIONS IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN...cataloged as follows: United States. Bureau of Mines. Mining and mineral operations in the Rocky Mountain States;...and nonmetallics. Stable and economic domestic mining, mineral, metal, and mineral reclamation industries...enjoy your experiences. This pamphlet, a guide to mining and mineral operations that may be observed or...aid tourists and students who are interested in mining. Some may wish to study our Nationā€™s romantic past;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Britain The aqueous geochemistry of the Berkeley Pit, Butte, Montana, U.S.A. ANDY DAVIS a n d DANIEL ASHENBERG*...1988) Abstract--Water levels in the Berkeley Pit, Butte, Montana are currently rising approximately 22m...of pumping in 1982. Projections suggest that the pit may be filled to capacity at the 5520-ft (1682-m)...implemented. In addition, as the water level in the pit continues to rise, there is the potential for encroachment...subsequent transport of metals downgradient to Silver Bow Creek. Geochemical measurements and aqueous samples
Catalog/List
Internet, Fax, and Mail) Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street ā€¢ Dallas, TX 75207 Sunday...52001-52306 LOT VIEWING Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street ā€¢ Dallas, TX 75207 Wednesday...highlights include: ā€¢ Possibly the best matrix Sphalerite ever mined from Balmat, New York. ā€¢ A world-class...FLUORITE Dalā€™negorsk Tetyuche, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia...12:00 PM CTā€ƒā€ƒ 9 52004 MANGANOCALCITE Pachapaqui District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru It
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Porphyry Copper Center in the Superior (Pioneer) District, Arizona SCOTT L. MANSKEā€  Independent Consultant...has been discovered in the Superior (Pioneer) district of east-central Arizona, lying under thick Tertiary...erratically mineralized by vein-controlled pyrite, sphalerite, and specularite with minor chalcopyrite and...lies within the well-known Superior (Pioneer) district, a base and precious metals camp that has been...Regional Geologic Setting The Superior (Pioneer) district lies on the eastern margin of the Basin and Range
Book
Montana Hodges Robert Feldman Shaded relief indicates terrain and slope. Second Edition Rockhounding...longitude numbers and grid ticks are GPS compatible. Montana Enhanced detail shows more symbols, labels, and...history Cover photos of Montana agate (front) and ammonite imprint (back) Ā© Montana Hodges Cover design by...imprint of The Globe Pequot Press MONTANA Search for stunning Montana agate along the Yellowstone River...paleontologists excavate dinosaurs in Malta. Rockhounding Montana points the way to the best rockhounding in the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineral quantiļ¬cation method for wall rocks at open pit mines, and application to the Martha Auā€“Ag mine,...handling by R. Fuge Abstract Pit lakes that result from open pit mining are potential water resources...and concentration of wall rock minerals in open pit mines, and applies the method to the Martha epithermal...kinetic tests would be valuable in the next stage of pit lake evaluation. Detailed understanding of wall rock...rock mineralogy will help strengthen predictions of pit lake water quality.  2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralization in the Boulder Batholith Region, Montana KAREN LUND,ā€  U.S. Geological Survey, Mail Stop...Denver, CO 80225 GREGORY D. ZEIHEN, Montana Resources, Butte, Montana 59701 WENDY C. HODGES, U.S. Geological...batholith, Montana, hosts a variety of mineral deposit types, including important silver-rich polymetallic...the northern part of the batholith and the giant Butte porphyry copper-molybdenum pre-Main Stage system...deposits and magma for quartz porphyry dikes at Butte have all been considered to be late-stage differentiates
Report (chapter)
24, 2015 The hydrogeochemical dynamics of mine pit lakes R. J. B O W E L L S R K Consulting, Windsor...Cardiff C F l O 3BX, U K Abstract: On cessation of mining open pits or opencast workings that extend below...likely to fill with water and thus develop a mine pit lake (MPL). This body of water remains as a permanent...sulphate and depressed pH. The prediction of future pit lake water quality within a MPL is, therefore, essential...these in turn. Consequently, in order to predict pit lake water quality it is essential to understand
Book (volume)
ae TONITE TN263. Au. =American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, V.2 and Petroleum Engineers Ore...Inst! itute i an Americ ie Lye 2 of llurgical, Mining, Meta m Engineers and Petroleu Ā© f the Ore deposiits...AND ZINC (1936) 134, MILLING METHODs 141, METAL MINING (1939) (1937-40) BLAST FURNACE, COKE OVEN AND...AIME TRANSACTIONS VOLUME 178, MINING GEOLOGY AIME TRANSACTIONS 181, MINING, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, EDUCATION...I! Published by : : The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Inc. NEW
Report (issue)
ruthenium 101.1 rhodium 102.9 palladium 106.4 silver 107.9 cadmium 112.4 indium 114.8 tin 118.7 ...Kankberg deposit in the SkellefteƄ VMS district of VƤsterbotten County, Sweden. Combined, these two groups...tellurium, however, is produced as a byproduct of the mining of porphyry copper deposits. These deposits typically...The environmental data available regarding the mining of tellurium are limited; most concerns to date...extracted are typically dominated by copper and silver, although most global refineries report contents
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
systems. Evaluationof suchdata from a wide variety of mining districts and hot-spring systemsindicate that five...isotopicallysimilar to oilfield watersof the Great Valley of California (average of 6 isotopeanalysesshownon..."evolvedconnate"componentseemsto decrease westwardfrom the Great Valley fault as the metamorphic componentincreases. In...thermal similarin many respectsto "epithermal"gold-silver and cold meteoric waters of the area are shown...actualcontent,assuming that much "Epithermal" Gold-Silver Deposits of the ā€¢80 shift results from water
Book
ROADSIDE % JEOLOGY of Montana David Alt and Donald W. Hyndman ROADSIDE N JEOLoGY of Montana David Alt Donald...Roadside geology of Montana. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Geology ā€” Montana ā€” Guide-books. I. Hyndman...know something about the rocks and landscapes of Montana. We hope our professional colleagues will enjoy...dealing with the four major geologic provinces in Montana. Each starts with its own more specific narrative...Nearly every geologist who has ever worked in Montana contributed something to this book. We read almost
Report (issue)
PREDICTING WATER CONTAMINATION FROM METAL MINES AND MINING WASTES NOTES FROM A WORKSHOP PRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL... Predicting Water Contamination from Metal Mines and Mining Wastes O^ggg^C. Kathleen S. Smith, Ph.D. Geoffrey... Predicting Water Contamination from Metal Mines and Mining Wastes FOREWORD This report contains copies of...site prior to mining. 11 Predicting Water Contamination from Metal Mines and Mining Wastes Kathleen...Denver Federal Center, M.S. 973 Denver, Colorado USA 80225-0046 Smith (303) 236-5788 Plumlee (303) 236-9224
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)
ruthenium 101.1 rhodium 102.9 palladium 106.4 silver 107.9 cadmium 112.4 indium 114.8 tin 118.7 ...rhenium produced by mining rather than through recycling) is as a byproduct of copper mining, and about 80...80 percent of the rhenium obtained through mining is recovered from the flue dust produced during the roasting...type) account for most other rhenium produced by mining. These types of deposits also have large amounts...recovery are closely linked to the consequences of mining large porphyry copper and strata-bound copper deposits;
Journal (issue)
$324/ three years, (Canada) $196/ one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $275 for one year Subscription...Forrest was born April 21, 1932 in Willits, Mendocino County, California, the son of Helen and Forrest E. Cureton...at the Empire Mine State Historic Park in Grass Valley, California (as purchasing agent, gift shop worker...produced by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Curetonite, a new mineral from Nevada, was discovered...on the Boa.rd of Directors of the Sierra Nevada Mining and Industry Council. Forrest and Barbara started
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in the Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Deposit at Butte, Montana BRIAN G. RUSKā€ ,* MARK H. REED, Department of...97331 Abstract The porphyry Cu-Mo deposit in Butte, Montana, formed where magmatic hydrothermal fluids...porphyrytic dikes, fractured and permeated the Butte Quartz Monzonite. These fluids formed a stockwork...provide a vertical view of almost 3 km through the Butte deposit. Deep veins within and below the highest...inclusion phase relationships indicate that the Butte porphyry Cu-Mo deposit formed at 5 to 9 km depth
 
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