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:
Lewis And Clark Co., Montana, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1400
Youngest recorded age at locality: 37

mindat Locality ID: 23598
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23598.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lewis And Clark Co., Montana, USA": 533
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 498

Number of Child Localities: 150
Child Localities:
Adele Mine
Adeline Mine (D & H Claim)
American Bar Occurrence
Andrew Brown
Anson Slate Quarry
Auchard Creek Titanium/Iron Occurrence
Babe Prospect
Beaver Meadows Prospect
Big Copper Lode Occurrence
Blue Cloud Mining District
Bompart Homestead Occurrence
Boulder Mountains Area
Bunblebee (Whirlwind; Shoestring)
Burrell And Evans Occurrence
Byrnes Creek Copper Occurrence
Chief Of The Mountains Prospect
Cinnamon Lode Occurrence
Copper Bowl Mine
Copper Camp
Copper Creek Molybdenum/Mercury Occurrence
Copper Hill
Cotter Basin Mine
Cottonwood Creek And Gravel Range Placer
Craig Road Cuts
Crystal Mining
Dana's Bar
Dearborn River
Dexter Lode
Dog Creek And Tributaries Placer (American Gulch; And Hope Creek Placers; Uncle Ben Gulch)
Dog Creek Phosphate Mine
Dog Creek Titanium/Iron Occurrence
Dry Gulch Mining District (York Mining District)
Dry Gulch; Golden Messenger
East Helena
Eclipse
Economy Mines Company
Elk Creek Lead-Zinc Claim
Eureka
Federal Gold Group
Finn Mining District
Goat Ridge Prospect
Gold Crown Mine
Golden Charm Mine
Good Chance Occurrence
Greenhorn Mining District (Austin Mining District)
Grubstake
Hauser Lake Area Occurrence
Hector Lode
Heddleston Mining District
Heddleston Occurrence (Mike Horse)
Heitmann Placer Claim
Helena Mining District (Spring Hill Mining District)
Helena Pumicite Deposit
Helena Slag Dump
Herwood
Hidden Vein Copper Deposit
Hogall Occurrence
Itha D
Jessie Prospect
Jewel Mountain Mining Company
John Neufeld Occurrence
Keep Cool Creek Occurrence
Kingsbury Gulch
Krasny Gulch Placer
Landers Fork Mercury Occurrence
Lannigan Mountain Area Occurrence
Lefevre Ranch Occurrence
Limestone Occurrence (MRDS - 10172785)
Lincoln Mining District
Lincoln View Mine
Little Dandy
Little David
Lucky Bernice No. 3 Occurrence (Lucky Thursday No. 1 & 2; Lucky Tim No. 4)
Magma
Marysville Mining District
Mass Mine
Maybesto & Try Claims
McClellan Gulch Mining District
McCone Bar Occurrence
Miljour-Violet Jane Mine
Mings Bar Occurrence
Missouri River
Nellie Miles Lode
New Era (Rosenfield Mines)
Nick And Dick Mine
Nora Darling
Oker Mine
Old Miller Occurrence (Slim Jim Mines)
Old Silver Mine
Ophir Creek
Ophir Mining District
Oregon Gulch
Oriene Prospect
Pine Ridge
Poorman District
Porcupine Gulch
Rainy Day Mine
Ready Money Mine
Red Rock Claims
Roosevelt Claim
Rosetta Mine
Seven-Up Pete Mining District
Sevenmile-Scratchgravel Mining District
Sheep Creek Copper-Silver Mine
Sheep Creek No. 1 & 2 Placer
Sibyl Ann Claim
Sieben Ranch Quarry (Picture Stone No. 1 Quarry)
Skelly Gulch
Smith Creek Copper Occurrence
South Fork Dearborn River
Souvenir
Sperry Slate Quarry
Spokane Bar (American Gem Corp.; Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine)
Spokane Creek Placer
St. Joe Placer
Stemple Mining District (Fool Hen Mining District)
Stonewall Canyon Mining District
Sunrise Mine
Superior Mine
The Reef Titanium/Iron Occurrence
Tom Lode Prospect
Trinity Creek
Twilight Claims Group
Two Point Mercury Occurrence
Umatilla
Unionville District
Unknown Lease (MRDS - 10173290)
Unnamed Copper-Bearing Sandstone (MRDS - 10270493)
Unnamed Copper-Bearing Siltite Prospect (MRDS - 10270189)
Unnamed Elevated Placer Bars (MRDS - 10221555)
Unnamed Manganese Occurrence (MRDS - 10245419)
Unnamed Prospected Mafic Dike (MRDS - 10294768)
Unnamed Prospected Quartz Vein (MRDS - 10288811)
Unnamed Prospected Shear Zones (MRDS - 10294374)
Unnamed Silica (MRDS - 10270672)
Upper Copper Creek Area Occurrence
Valley Concrete Pit No. 1
Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District)
White Rabbit
Whitetail Creek Molybdenum Occurrence
Whitmire Claims (Whitmore Claims)
Willis Creek Prospect
Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek Bentonite Occurrence
Wolf Creek Mining District
Wolf Creek Picture Stone No. 1 Quarry
Wolf Creek Picture Stone No. 3 Prospect (Sieben Quarry)
Wood Creek Copper Occurrence
Wood Creek Lead-Zinc Occurrence No. 1
Wood Creek Lead-Zinc Occurrence No. 2

Latitude: 46°54'6"N
Longitude: 112°14'31"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.901666666667,-112.24194444444

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite
Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite
Epidote	Fluorite	Garnet	Jalpaite	Kaolinite	Linarite	Ludwigite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica
Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scapolite	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite
Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Vesuvianite	Zircon

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: Ag Al As Au B Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Ti V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite
Calcite Caledonite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Descloizite
Epidote Fluorite Garnet Jalpaite Kaolinite Linarite Ludwigite Malachite Marcasite Mica
Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Polybasite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scapolite Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite
Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Vesuvianite Zircon

82 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Almandine ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clintonite ()*
Copper ()*	Corkite ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Descloizite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Elbaite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Geffroyite ()*
Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jalpaite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Linarite ()*	Ludwigite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Meionite ()*	Mesolite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*
Opal ()*	Pearceite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Powellite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			4	229959,230154,230335,230427	2793
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			2	230004,230299	2353
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	230154	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			5	229991,230060,230094,230242,230254	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	230387	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1400	1400	1	230470	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1400	1400	6	229990,230116,230197,230455,230460,230470	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	46	46	3	230116,230229,230463	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			2	230420,230437	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			1	230420	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			24	229955,229959,229975,230024,230026,230031,230071,230075,230076,230079,230094,230142,230144,230147,230148,230150,230154,230159,230163,230171,230179,230180,230276,230335	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆			1	230174	359
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			2	229956,230004	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			4	229959,230154,230197,230243	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	46	46	2	230024,230229	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1400	46	42	229991,230060,230076,230094,230116,230142,230146,230148,230154,230162,230163,230167,230182,230183,230197,230213,230214,230229,230242,230259,230263,230266,230267,230333,230335,230341,230387,230389,230393,230397,230406,230416,230420,230427,230432,230437,230448,230455,230460,230464,230466,230470	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			1	229959	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			10	230024,230156,230161,230163,230182,230197,230242,230256,230263,230266	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	230071	1756
Clintonite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAlMg₂(SiAl₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			2	230071,230075	86
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			5	230154,230165,230260,230267,230333	3846
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆			1	230023	151
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			4	230004,230074,230084,230299	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	46	46	4	230159,230163,230229,230420	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			2	230341,230427	2970
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)			1	229959	378
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	230071	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			9	229956,229971,230007,230062,230097,230115,230327,230349,230373	9895
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	230071	520
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	230071	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			5	230025,230145,230146,230154,230182	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			1	230154	663
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄			1	230071	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	46	46	71	229991,230001,230007,230030,230033,230049,230055,230060,230076,230094,230142,230145,230146,230148,230154,230159,230161,230163,230165,230181,230182,230183,230197,230229,230233,230235,230236,230238,230242,230243,230251,230254,230259,230260,230262,230263,230264,230273,230274,230278,230327,230349,230387,230389,230392,230393,230395,230397,230400,230404,230405,230406,230407,230410,230414,230416,230417,230418,230420,230425,230428,230429,230432,230436,230437,230438,230448,230460,230473,230474,230475	24243
Geffroyite ()*	Pentlandite	(Cu,Fe,Ag)₉Se₈			1	230154	10
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	39	37	149	229953,229954,229957,229959,229974,229981,229985,229986,229995,229996,229997,230000,230004,230013,230015,230023,230026,230028,230031,230060,230072,230076,230078,230079,230082,230083,230084,230086,230094,230096,230102,230114,230121,230124,230129,230134,230142,230145,230146,230147,230149,230150,230154,230156,230159,230161,230162,230163,230169,230171,230175,230178,230179,230180,230184,230188,230211,230212,230213,230214,230227,230231,230233,230234,230238,230241,230242,230243,230244,230247,230248,230251,230254,230255,230258,230259,230260,230262,230263,230266,230267,230268,230270,230271,230273,230274,230277,230278,230279,230287,230299,230303,230309,230311,230313,230315,230316,230318,230323,230324,230328,230331,230333,230334,230335,230336,230338,230339,230341,230342,230343,230346,230352,230353,230355,230360,230371,230387,230390,230391,230392,230393,230396,230397,230398,230400,230402,230404,230405,230406,230407,230410,230416,230417,230418,230420,230422,230427,230428,230430,230432,230436,230440,230441,230442,230443,230448,230449,230462	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	230071	1544
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			9	230004,230023,230024,230031,230211,230214,230395,230427,230429	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			4	229948,229979,229983,230368	5433
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂			1	230154	116
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	230284,230451	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			1	230004	1507
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	229975	1271
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			1	230174	987
Ludwigite ()*	Ludwigite	Mg₂Fe³⁺O₂(BO₃)			1	229962	134
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			9	229948,229962,229979,229983,230033,230121,230211,230213,230368	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1400	1400	22	230024,230116,230154,230156,230161,230163,230182,230183,230197,230211,230214,230256,230287,230327,230335,230341,230349,230353,230427,230463,230464,230470	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	46	46	1	230229	5674
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)			1	230071	176
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O			1	229975	425
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			4	230236,230243,230245,230254	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	46	46	6	229953,230058,230145,230154,230163,230229	5800
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)			2	229959,230197	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	46	46	8	230023,230071,230145,230229,230236,230287,230400,230451	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	229959	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	229956	2994
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]			1	230154	249
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	230071	2273
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			2	230154,230420	716
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)			1	230154	494
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			2	230154,230420	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	46	37	68	229991,230001,230023,230024,230026,230030,230031,230049,230060,230076,230094,230096,230102,230116,230119,230142,230145,230148,230154,230163,230167,230171,230179,230197,230214,230227,230229,230233,230236,230248,230254,230259,230264,230274,230278,230287,230334,230341,230346,230387,230389,230392,230393,230395,230396,230397,230398,230405,230406,230407,230410,230414,230416,230417,230418,230420,230425,230427,230428,230429,230430,230432,230436,230448,230449,230455,230473,230475	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	230244	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	46	46	4	230060,230094,230229,230449	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	39	37	113	229955,229956,229958,229959,229975,229991,229997,230004,230023,230024,230025,230026,230031,230060,230061,230076,230079,230094,230096,230102,230116,230119,230121,230142,230144,230145,230147,230148,230150,230154,230156,230159,230161,230163,230165,230167,230171,230177,230179,230180,230181,230182,230183,230184,230211,230213,230214,230227,230231,230234,230235,230236,230238,230242,230243,230244,230245,230247,230248,230254,230258,230260,230263,230264,230266,230267,230270,230271,230274,230278,230287,230315,230318,230326,230333,230334,230335,230341,230346,230353,230368,230389,230392,230393,230395,230397,230398,230400,230405,230406,230407,230410,230414,230416,230418,230420,230425,230427,230428,230429,230432,230436,230437,230438,230440,230448,230449,230455,230460,230462,230463,230464,230466	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	46	46	1	230229	1711
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			11	229953,229955,229963,230028,230079,230129,230154,230163,230167,230184,230213	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	230119,230405	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			6	230079,230154,230213,230390,230427,230441	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	46	46	36	229991,230001,230007,230030,230049,230142,230145,230148,230154,230163,230229,230233,230278,230387,230389,230392,230393,230395,230397,230400,230404,230405,230406,230417,230418,230420,230428,230429,230432,230436,230437,230448,230460,230473,230474,230475	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			2	230071,230075	1934
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)			1	229959	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			3	230030,230145,230428	3418
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS			1	230154	332
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	46	46	2	230229,230460	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			1	230466	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	46	46	14	230024,230142,230154,230159,230163,230229,230248,230387,230406,230416,230417,230418,230420,230428	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	230368	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			2	230004,230299	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	229956	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			3	230071,230075,230276	1395
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	230368	5251

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
PorphCu-00202	46	46	46	Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rhodochrosite, Sphalerite	Cu	162015	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	Heddleston	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
AJES44_373-00012	39	37	39-37		Au	163219	McDonald Meadows Occurrence, Seven-Up Pete Mining District, Lewis And Clark Co., Montana, USA	McDonald	Sillitoe (1997)	10.1080/08120099708728318	AJES44_373
sedcu-00654	1400	1400	Middle Proterozoic		Cu	241546	Wolf Creek Mine, Wolf Creek Mining District, Lewis And Clark Co., Montana, USA	Wolf Creek	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107

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