Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Independence Mining District, Sweet Grass Co., Montana, USA

mindat Locality ID: 186276
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-186276.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Independence Mining District, Sweet Grass Co., Montana, USA": 39
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 38

Number of Child Localities: 31
Child Localities:
Accident Prospect
Annie Prospect
Blue Lake Prospects
Brilliant Prospect
Clara Prospect
Columbus Prospect
Cumberland Prospect
Daisy Group (Duffy)
Dixie Prospect
East Rainbow Occurrence (Simons Map Location No. 130)
Emma Prospect
Golden Slipper Prospect
Half Moon Mine
Haystack Peak Prospect
Hidden Treasure Mine
Ida B Prospect
Independence A Prospect
Lilliput Fraction 221 Prospect
Midnight Bell Occurrence
Mud Lake Prospects
North Star Prospect
Placer And Placer (Placer)
Poorman Group
Queen Victory Prospect
Rainbow Occurrence (Simon's Map Location No. 131)
Seneca Prospect
Skylark Prospect
Skyline Prospect (Ski Line Mine; Mtn. View No. 1 & No. 2)
Springfield Prospect
Tam And Zana Prospect
Wheelon Prospect

Latitude: 45°13'3"N
Longitude: 110°12'7"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.2175,-110.20194444444

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Baryte	None	Pyrite	Rocksalt

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: Fe O Pb S

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte None Pyrite Rocksalt

3 IMA Minerals at location:

Anglesite ()*	Galena ()*	Pyrite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	234173	2734
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	234173	24243
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	234173	39462

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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