| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Sphalerite |
| Formula: | ZnS |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sphalerite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Valdemere Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 495821 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:495821:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | ec6db882-819f-4865-8eab-d4e6d8e2c9ce |
| Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘMoose Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA |
| 0.2km (0.2 miles) | ⓘMagna Charta Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA |
| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘNiagra Mine, Boulder Mountains Area, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA |
| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘElm-Orlu Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘCorra Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘAlice Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA |
| 0.7km (0.5 miles) | ⓘLexington Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘWest Gray Rock Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA |
| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘBlack Rock Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘMoulton Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA |
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 | | 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) | | 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) | | 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 .................................. ·......... |
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