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


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite 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:359011
Long-form Identifier:1:3:359011:9
GUID (UUID V4):60ed9bbb-0939-41d3-949c-68d0490217e9
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
0.2km (0.1 miles) Bertha Mines, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) Bullwhacker Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) Sarsfield Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) Butte & Duluth Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) Berkeley Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) Mountain Chief Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) Henry George Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
5.1km (3.1 miles) Alice Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) Green Monster Occurrence (Bull Run; Benich), Boulder Mountains Area, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) Clipper-Columbia Group, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
References
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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 “gold and silver,” and the state seal with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim...Montana’s mining origins. Montana’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 (issue)
BUTTE, MONTANA Butte, Montana Minerals, Mines and History The Mineralogical Record Volume 33 • Number...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:
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
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watervapor,andCuO(tenoritc) withminorCu20 teristics (cuprite)(Seguin,1975). groundto a -100 meshpowderandexamined...Washington EMI-1 'CPM-1 KMM-1 VM HDM-2 Oregon Montana Idaho Wyoming MM-2 •/TM-2 Nevada --'MTM-2...withcalcite(Table 1) obtained froma Mississippi Valley-type deposit in Illinois. The calcite was broken...8D(sMow) data temperature temperature Mine or district Location %0 Arizona 22.16 22.59 Arizona 23...Blue Bird mine, Globe-Miami district 23.42 PintoValleymine,Globe-Miami district Arizona Arizona 24.71 SilverKingmine
 
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