| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Diopside |
| Formula: | CaMgSi2O6 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Diopside data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Redemption Iron Mine, Franklin Hill Iron Deposit (Tarriff; Courtney Manganiferous Iron Deposit; Courtney Prospect), Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 500347 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:500347:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | f2b563a9-d91f-48a4-9dfa-5efd9a6206f2 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Diopside |
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| 20.4km (12.7 miles) | ⓘBlack Chief Iron Mine, Olson Gulch Mining District, Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA |
| 72.1km (44.8 miles) | ⓘLittle Daisy Mine (Orient; Alice Claims; Maggie), Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA |
| 84.7km (52.6 miles) | ⓘReady Cash (U. S. Gold; Paymaster), Highland Mining District (Siberia Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA |
| 86.0km (53.5 miles) | ⓘToll Mountain Occurrence, Little Pipestone Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA |
| 97.2km (60.4 miles) | ⓘCrazy Sphinx Mine (Dry Gulch; Crazy Sphinx claim), Helena, Helena Mining District (Spring Hill Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA |
| 99.8km (62.0 miles) | ⓘLost Creek Mine, Lost Creek Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA |
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 | | 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...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...Granville Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces The state |  | | Report (issue) | | PAPER GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PHILIPSBURG QUADRANGLE MONTANA BY WILLIAM HARVEY EMMONS AND FRANK........................ . .......... . .52 Silver Hill formation ... _... _. ___ . __ ..................._- _- _... - ..... - - - - - - _86 Sill in Silver Hill formation. ____ ... ____ ...... __ .... __ . _....__ 86 Basic intrusives in the Cretaceous on Gold Creek .. __ ._ .. ___ .. __ . __ . _____ ._. __ ......... _.. ....... --_ .. - --_87 Diorite of Foster Creek and Olson Gulch __ .. __ . _. . _. ____ .... _______ |
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