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Locality Name:
Nye, Stillwater Co., Montana, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2906
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2188.3

mindat Locality ID: 251070
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-251070.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nye, Stillwater Co., Montana, USA": 17
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Stillwater Complex

Latitude: 45°21'38"N
Longitude: 109°48'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.360555555556,-109.80388888889
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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt Re Rh Ru S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteAuricuprideBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltite
CopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparMarcasiteMeloniteMica
MilleriteMolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePerovskitePotaritePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteStibniteStillwaterite
TalcUllmanniteWurtziteZircon

95 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Annite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopalladinite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Atokite  (*)Augite  (*)Braggite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carrollite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Cooperite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Heazlewoodite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hollingworthite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Keithconnite  (*)Kojonenite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Laurite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Menshikovite  (*)
Merenskyite  (*)Mertieite-II  (*)Michenerite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Moncheite  (*)Mooihoekite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Nontronite  (*)
Palarstanide  (*)Palladium  (*)Palladoarsenide  (*)Palladobismutharsenide  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Platarsite  (*)
Platinum  (*)Plumbopalladinite  (*)Potarite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodium  (*)Rustenburgite  (*)Siderophyllite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannopalladinite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Stillwaterite  (*)Talc  (*)Talnakhite  (*)Tarkianite  (*)Telargpalite  (*)
Telluropalladinite  (*)Temagamite  (*)Tetraferroplatinum  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tulameenite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Vysotskite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)Zvyagintsevite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)229062188.312340813419
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)229062188.31234081356
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)29062188.312340811036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)229062188.31234081718
Arsenopalladinite  (*)StillwateritePd8As329062188.33234081,234096,23409731
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2608.32188.312340979052
Atokite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Sn29062188.32234096,23409729
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O629062188.312340812060
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S429062188.35234081,234086,234094,234096,234097101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2608.32188.32234081,23409727770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S42608.32188.31234097154
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS229062188.313234081,234083,234084,234085,234086,234088,234090,234091,234092,234093,234094,234096,23409727198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl2608.32188.32234081,234097203
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O429062188.36234081,234082,234083,234085,234086,2340973902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)429062188.31234081951
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS29062188.32234085,234097966
Cooperite  (*)NonePtS29062188.35234081,234086,234092,234096,234097124
Copper  (*)CopperCu2608.32188.32234081,2340973846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1829062188.312340811008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2608.32188.312340974165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S329062188.34234081,234086,234096,234097802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)229062188.31234081327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2608.32188.32234081,2340972970
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O629062188.34234081,234082,234096,234097944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2608.32188.32234081,2340978173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F29062188.312340812740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS29062188.32234085,23409724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)29062188.312340817437
Gold  (*)CopperAu29062188.34234081,234085,234096,23409730554
Graphite  (*)NoneC29062188.33234081,234086,2340972812
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S229062188.33234081,234086,234097205
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3290626812234081,23408514640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te2608.32188.32234081,234097804
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS29062188.33234081,234085,234097119
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O329062188.33234081,234085,2340975433
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe29062188.33234081,234096,234097128
Keithconnite  (*)NonePd20Te729062188.34234081,234085,234096,23409740
Kojonenite  (*)NonePd7-xSnTe2 (0.3 ≤ x ≤ 0.8)2906268112340961
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)29062188.33234081,234096,234097116
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O29062188.312340811271
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS229062188.34234081,234083,234096,234097226
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)29062188.34234081,234086,234096,234097451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O429062188.39234081,234083,234085,234086,234090,234091,234094,234096,23409714899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS229062188.33234081,234086,2340975674
Menshikovite  (*)NonePd3Ni2As329062188.3123408115
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe229062188.31234081155
Mertieite-II  (*)StillwateritePd8Sb2.5As0.52608.32188.32234081,23409744
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe2608.32188.32234081,234097114
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS29062188.35234081,234085,234086,234094,2340971066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22716269312340815800
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)229062188.37234081,234084,234085,234086,234092,234096,234097133
Mooihoekite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe9S162608.32188.32234081,23409720
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O2608.32188.312340971236
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs2608.32188.32234081,234097633
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O2608.32188.31234097471
Palarstanide  (*)StillwateritePd5(Sn,As)229062681123409613
Palladium  (*)CopperPd2608.32188.32234081,23409759
Palladoarsenide  (*)NonePd2As29062188.33234081,234086,23409737
Palladobismutharsenide  (*)NonePd2(As,Bi)2608.32188.32234081,2340976
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS2608.32188.32234081,234097767
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)229062188.31234081313
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S829062188.313234081,234083,234084,234085,234086,234088,234090,234091,234092,234093,234094,234096,2340971512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2290626812234081,2340962273
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O629062188.31234081303
Platarsite  (*)PyritePtAsS29062681123409644
Platinum  (*)CopperPt29062188.31234081485
Plumbopalladinite  (*)NonePd3Pb229062188.33234081,234096,23409710
Potarite  (*)PotaritePdHg27162693123409625
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS229062188.39234081,234084,234085,234086,234088,234092,234094,234096,23409739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S829062188.313234081,234083,234084,234085,234086,234088,234090,234091,234092,234093,234094,234096,2340979056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO229062188.3123408161156
Rhodium  (*)CopperRh2608.32188.32234081,23409717
Rustenburgite  (*)Perovskite AuricupridePt3Sn2608.32188.32234081,23409734
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)229062188.3123408192
Silver  (*)CopperAg29062188.312340815186
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs229062188.35234081,234084,234085,234086,234097337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS29062188.33234085,234092,23409721482
Stannopalladinite  (*)None(Pd,Cu)3Sn29062681123409612
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)29062188.31234081978
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32608.32188.312340973418
Stillwaterite  (*)StillwateritePd8As329062188.33234081,234086,23409724
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)229062188.33234081,234096,2340973337
Talnakhite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe8S1629062188.3123408135
Tarkianite  (*)None (Cu,Fe)(Re,Mo)4S82716269312340816
Telargpalite  (*)None(Pd,Ag)3Te2608.32188.32234081,23409718
Telluropalladinite  (*)NonePd9Te429062188.33234081,234096,23409715
Temagamite  (*)NonePd3HgTe32608.32188.32234081,23409724
Tetraferroplatinum  (*)PotaritePtFe29062188.3123408166
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)229062188.32234096,2340972562
Tulameenite  (*)PotaritePt2CuFe290626812234081,23409648
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S42608.32188.32234081,234097380
Vysotskite  (*)NonePdS29062188.36234081,234085,234086,234094,234096,23409753
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)29062188.312340815251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)29062188.312340811025
Zvyagintsevite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Pb29062188.33234081,234096,23409732


5 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
Hg-0003527162693 U-Pb, Sm-Nd     Potarite, TemagamiteHg3883Stillwater Complex, Nye, Stillwater Co., Montana, USA DePaolo and Wasserburg (1979); Premo et al. (1990)   
JP35_1717-00001290627542830±76Re-Os high 81MVL217, 801M02, 355-64-556.0, 355-64-684.5, 355-    3883Stillwater Complex, Nye, Stillwater Co., Montana, USAStillwater PGE deposit, Montana, USALambert et al. (1994)10.1093/petrology/35.6.1717JP35_1717 
JP35_1717-00002272126812701±20Sm-Nd high      3883Stillwater Complex, Nye, Stillwater Co., Montana, USAStillwater PGE deposit, Montana, USALambert et al. (1994)10.1093/petrology/35.6.1717JP35_1717 
Mo-0005927162693 U-Pb, Sm-Nd     Molybdenite, TarkianiteMo3883Stillwater Complex, Nye, Stillwater Co., Montana, USA DePaolo and Wasserburg (1979); Premo et al. (1990)   
USGS-Rb-Sr-030982608.32188.32398.3±210Rb-Srminimum age of intrusionwhole rock     30835Stillwater Mine, Stillwater Complex, Nye, Stillwater Co., Montana, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-137Stillwater Complex, Nye, Stillwater Co., Montana, USAhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-126-to-fkm-150/#FKM-137
R060797Benbow Mine, Stillwater Complex, Nye, Stillwater Co., Montana, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060797
R070567Minneapolis Adit, J-M Reef (Howland Reef), Stillwater Complex, Nye, Stillwater Co., Montana, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070567

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