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Locality Name:
Cherry Creek Mining District, Madison Co., Montana, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 70
Youngest recorded age at locality: 70

mindat Locality ID: 186151
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-186151.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cherry Creek Mining District, Madison Co., Montana, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Kent And Miller Mine
Unnamed Kyanite Deposit (MRDS - 10246044)
Wigwam Creek (Black Crow; Wigwam)

Latitude: 45°11'4"N
Longitude: 111°46'25"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.184444444444,-111.77361111111

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 Ba Fe H Mg Mn O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCoronaditeGarnetNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRutileStaurolite

9 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Manganite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3707012308802353
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)270701230880718
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)270701230880327
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1670701230879243
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4707012308801507
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)70701230879770
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS27070123088039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2707012308793106
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)70701230880978



1 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
Mo-001867070      YesMolybdenite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo23236Madison Co., Montana, USAMadison CountyGammons et al. (2006)10.1007/s10230-006-0113-7MWE25_70 


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