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Sphalerite from
North Moccasin, North Moccasin Mining District (Kendall Mining District), Fergus County, Montana, USA


Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view North Moccasin, North Moccasin Mining District (Kendall Mining District), Fergus County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:499861
Long-form Identifier:1:3:499861:7
GUID (UUID V4):4ce5046d-a001-43fa-af2e-1d5835e078d6
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
10.8km (6.7 miles) Gold Queen group, North Moccasin Mining District (Kendall Mining District), Fergus County, Montana, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) Black Bull Mine (Globe Mine), Warm Springs District (Gilt Edge District; Gold Hill District; Maiden District), Fergus County, Montana, USA
29.4km (18.2 miles) Spotted Horse Mine (Spotted Horse Claim; Kentucky Favorite Claim), Warm Springs District (Gilt Edge District; Gold Hill District; Maiden District), Fergus County, Montana, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) The Get Even Claim (Florence Mine), Warm Springs District (Gilt Edge District; Gold Hill District; Maiden District), Fergus County, Montana, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) Geis Mine (Red Metal Claim group; Gies Mine; Elk Peak project; Bertha claim group), Cone Butte Sub-District, Warm Springs District (Gilt Edge District; Gold Hill District; Maiden District), Fergus County, Montana, USA
80.3km (49.9 miles) Hughesville occurrence, Barker Mining District, Judith Basin County, Montana, USA
80.8km (50.2 miles) Barker Mine, Barker, Barker Mining District, Judith Basin County, Montana, USA
81.4km (50.6 miles) Moulton Mine (T. W. Mine; Tiger Mine; Clendennin Group), Hughesville, Barker Mining District, Judith Basin County, Montana, USA
81.4km (50.6 miles) Block P Mine, Hughesville, Barker Mining District, Judith Basin County, Montana, USA
81.5km (50.7 miles) Liberty Group (Danny T; Last Chance), Barker Mining District, Judith Basin County, Montana, USA
References
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Report (issue)
Studies of Mineralized Intrusive Complexes in North-Central Montana U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL... Studies of Mineralized Intrusive Complexes in North-Central Montana Mineralized Breccias in Intrusive Complexes...Complexes of Late Cretaceous and Paleocene age, North-Central Montana By DAVID A. LINDSEY and FREDERICK S. FISHER...Gold Mineralization in the North Moccasin Mountains, Fergus County, Montana By DAVID A. LINDSEY and CHARLES...Gold-Mineralized Breccia Zone at Kendall, North Moccasin Mountains, Fergus County, Montana By DAVID A. LINDSEY U
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HUBNERITE . FROM KENDALL, D. J. Frsnrn, MONTANA.* Unioersi'ty of Chicago. Specimens of what appear...Chicago by Mr. Frank B. Bryant, E. M., of Kendall (Hilger), Montana, were turned over to the writer for determination...Wunderlin Brothers. The property is in Fergus County, about 18 miles north of Lewistown, in sec. 29, T. 18 N...practically in the center of the North Moccasin Mountains of Montana. These mountains are a small laccolithic...two miles in diameter. The gold ores of the Kendall district occur in the topmost member of the Madison
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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...with its representation of mining tools clearly proclaim Montana’s mining origins. Montana’s production...published describing the occurrence, collecting, mining, and cutting of the two state gemstones. Figure...2. Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces
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description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States...relations ---------------------------History of gold mining and trends in production_ J\labama -----------...--------------Cleburne County ----------~-----------------­ Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee...ee County ----------------------------R[aricopa County ----------------------------R[ohave County --
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GiesGold-SilverTelluride Deposit,JudithMountains,Montana XIAOMAO ZHANG* AND PAUL G. SPRY Departmentof G...Giesgold-silvertelluridedeposit,JudithMountains,Montana,occursin steeplydipping quartz veins near the contactof...1884-1990, Russell, 1991), in the Kendall deposit, North Moccasin * Presentaddress:Vijay EnvironmentalInc...locatedat the baseof Elk Peak and Clark lineamentsof Montana(Smith,1965). Acof thislinin the northeastern J...fromLewistown(Fig. 1). Goldwasfirstdiscov- eament and a north-northeast-trendingstructural ered in the area in
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regarding internal and external communications by the mining industry. The fact that our technological society...ahead. But is the world's population ready? Is the mining industries public image high enough to assure adequate...appears today to be a sobering lack of general mining awareness by the public. Few people realize that...taken to discern the public's attitude towards mining. A typical response might be "My lifestyle is unaffected...slightly affected by mining production." John Q. Public might well answer that 4 mining did not affect his
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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:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate;  N
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subduction of oceanic lithosphere beneath western North America and that east-northeast extensional deformation...mapped as light blue, trend east-west through the north-central part of the image, following the Colorado...Basin, just north of the exposures of the Morrison Formation, through Green River, Utah. North of the outcrop...into the bright-green image colors immediately north, northeast, and west of the La Sal Mountains. The...units in the Mesaverde Group, exposed as dip slopes north ofthe Mancos Shale, are mapped dull brownish olive-green
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MENDENHALL, Director Bulletin 869 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY 1933 AND 1934 BY EMMA M. THOM...OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY 1933 AND 1934 By EMMA M. TI-IOM INTRODUCTION The bibliography of North American...publications on the geology of the continent of North America and adjacent islands and on Panama and the...index to the literature cited. The bibliography of North American geology to the end of the year 1932 is...Meetings. Washington, D. C. American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers: Contributions, nos
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Brown, prospects. Ore Hill is situated within a north-northeast-trend- ing belt of early Paleozoicvolcanicrocks...(•34S)ratiosof galena, sphalerite, pyrite,andbulksulfides (pyrite,sphalerite, galena,chalcopyrite,and...GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY casionally with blende[sphalerite]."Zn-Pb-Cu-Agore productionand mine developm...peakedduringthe first decadeof the 20th century. By 1944, mining had ceasedand the underground workings,whichhadreacheddepthsof...oriented en echelonwith subparallelaxesstriking north-northeast (Thompson et al., 1968). Structurally
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Bagby US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, USA William Bagby received a Ph.D. in Earth Science from...rocks in the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico. His mining industry experience includes porphyry copper exploration...Berger US Geological Survey, Spokane, Washington, USA Byron Berger has been involved in exploration for...Zimbabwe). In 1977 he moved to the Institute of Mining Research at the University of Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)...applied research in collaboration with the local mining industry. In 1984 he moved to the University of
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Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip
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Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip
Report (issue)
October 17, 1914) . . . . 'fhe Montana group of northwestern Montana, by Eugene Stebinger (published... . . . . . . . . . . The stratigraphy of ti1e Montana group, with special reference to the position and...and age of the Judith River formation in north-central Montana, by C. F. Bowen (publi.med February 12,...pitchblende ore from the Wood mine, Quartz Hill, Gilpin County, Colo ........... ~..............................ore from the Calhoun mine, Quartz Hill, Gilpin County, Colo.; B, Microphotograph of polished section
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largest disseminated-replacement gold deposits in North America UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE...� 5 Previous work � 6 History of the Lynn mining district � 7 Geology � 8 Sedimentary rocks � 8 Paleozoic.... 6. 7. Geologic map of the Lynn mining district, Eureka. County, Nev. Cross sections to accompany geologic...Lynn mining district, Eureka County, Nev. Geologic map of the Carlin gold deposit, Eureka County, Nev...Eureka County, Nev. Map showing areas of hydrothermal alteration, Carlin gold deposit, Eureka County, Nev
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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
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Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Ham p:;hire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota...1 F/4. 3.JJo"J-- faorgia Department of Mines, Mining, and Geology t/ 19 Hunter St. , S. W. Agriculture...State Bureau of Mines and Geology Montana School of Mines ,, Butte, Montana S"{? d / S' u ~.,.,..-.,r,y ...Clapp's Museum Publications; not indexed here) North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development...Mineral Resources 253 Education Building Raleigh, North Carolina r:). 7 /.i..-0 J, / V _,,Ohio Division
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Repairing by Goodyear Syatom. 17 N. WYOMING BUTTE MONTANA $ DOYLE HAT CO. St— | | BUTTE, MONT. ST. ...Labor Employed— On Draught PATRONIZE OUR BUTTE, MONTANA, ADVERTISERS, at All First-Class Saloons £ J...AGAINST THE SCRANTON MINE THE ON AT THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT. IS STILL Star, San Francisco. WE HAVE...the Miners should keep away from the Tintic mining District. The camps are over-run with idle men, 300...100 miners and 300 muckers are wanted at Butte, Montana. The statement is a cold-blooded and deliberate
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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 — Montana — 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
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Annotated Bibliography of North American Geology, 1950 By MARJORIE HOOKER GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...in 1 2 5 7 17 291 ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY 1950 BY MARJORIE HOOKER INTRODUCTION...lists publications concerning the geology of the North American continent, including adjacent islands,...in foreign journals are cited if they deal with North American localities or are of a general character...foreign areas. Articles by foreign' authors on North America are included regardless of place of publication;
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uccessor in interest, the American Institute oC Mining and M etallurgical Engineers has made a grant from...attended his efforts- not the spectacular success of a mining executive, but the more lasting success in the...spontaneous movement arose among geologists and mining engineers to express in some appropriate fashion...Board of Directors of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers elected him to H onorary...that would touch wider circles, was desirable. The Mining Geology Committee of the A.I.M.E. undertook to
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Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota...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...miners were unbelievably careless in their hasty mining of only the highest-grade ores. Rock hunters today...and offered suggestions on how to convert a small mining prospect into a profitable business. Now, for the
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rock types 133 Cross section through the Kalavos district Cyprus showing relationship of massive sulfide...significant tasks. GRADE-TONNAGE MODELS Estimated pre-mining tonnages and grades from over 3,900 well-explored...represents an individual deposit (or, rarely, a district), cumulated in ascending grade or tonnage. Where...there is no mention of the actual cutoff grades or mining widths that are incorporated into published reserve...considered for eventual mining. Effects of another source of variation, mining '1 methods, are recognized
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applications to be made direct to MINERALS SEPARATION NORTH CORPORATION AMERICAN Head Office, Engineering...so successful. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. Mining Machinery Dept. OFFICES For Canadian MILWAUKEE...service from Superior Jaw Crusher Worthington mining equipment the from the standpoint of first cost...most wear, Worthington meets the needs of the mining industries with a complete line of products, from...Mills PUMPS, COMPRESSORS, OIL AND GAS ENGINES, MINING AND SMELTING MACHINERY CTON JOHN D. RYAN,
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AI2O3 • 5 Si02 ' Melhase, J. (1926) Engin. Mining Journ-Press, New York, vol. 121, p. 841. Spencer...It is named from the locality, Askana, Ozurgety district, Georgia, vol- Transcaucasia. Belyankin, D....Engineering and Mining Jour., vol. 63, p. 600-601. (1898) Bentonite Engineering and Mining Jour., vol, 66...(1907) A sketch of the Chisos Country, Brewster County, Texas, Univ. , . , Texas Bull. 93. BERGSEIFE...above serpentine in the Cheghet-Lakhran Valley, North Caucasus. The following chemical analysis is given:
 
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