Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Heddleston (Anaconda Mine - 0300490146; Mike Horse Mine - 0300490362; Carbonate Mine - 0300490040; Heddleston Deposit; Paymaster Mine - 0300490242; Midnight Mine - 0300490284; Heddleston Group), Seven-Up Pete Mining District, Lewis And Clark Co., Montana, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 46
Youngest recorded age at locality: 37

mindat Locality ID: 162015
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-162015.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Heddleston (Anaconda Mine - 0300490146; Mike Horse Mine - 0300490362; Carbonate Mine - 0300490040; Heddleston Deposit; Paymaster Mine - 0300490242; Midnight Mine - 0300490284; Heddleston Group), Seven-Up Pete Mining District, Lewis And Clark Co., Montana, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°1'33"N
Longitude: 112°21'36"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.025833333333,-112.36
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As C Cu Fe H K Mn Mo O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Cu Fe H K Mn Mo O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayCovelliteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyrite
RocksaltSphaleriteTetrahedrite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Galena  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4464605516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S464605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24646027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS464604165
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS4646024243
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2464605674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2464605800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24646017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24646039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8464609056
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)464601711
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS4646021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13464601803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13464605317


2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
PorphCu-00202464646      Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rhodochrosite, SphaleriteCu162015Heddleston (Anaconda Mine - 0300490146; Mike Horse Mine - 0300490362; Carbonate Mine - 0300490040; Heddleston Deposit; Paymaster Mine - 0300490242; Midnight Mine - 0300490284; Heddleston Group), Seven-Up Pete Mining District, Lewis And Clark Co., Montana, USAHeddlestonSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
AJES44_373-00012393739-37     Yes Au163219McDonald Meadows Occurrence, Seven-Up Pete Mining District, Lewis And Clark Co., Montana, USAMcDonaldSillitoe (1997)10.1080/08120099708728318AJES44_373 

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