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Locality Name:
Black Pine Ridge, John Long Mts, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite Co., Montana, USA


mindat Locality ID: 274958
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-274958.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Black Pine Ridge, John Long Mts, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite Co., Montana, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Black Pine Mine (Combination Mine; Black Pine Tailings; Black Pine Dump)

Latitude: 46°26'51"N
Longitude: 113°21'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.4475,-113.36527777778

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mn O P Pb S Sb Si Te W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArthuriteBaryteBrackebuschiteBrochantite
CalciteCarminiteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteColumbiteConnelliteCopperCoronaditeCorundumDevilline
DiasporeDugganiteGypsumLinariteMalachiteMurdochiteNatrochalciteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosiderite
PhilipsburgitePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteStanniteTetrahedrite
Veszelyite

77 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenbrackebuschite  (*)Arsentsumebite  (*)Arthurite  (*)
Auriacusite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)
Corkite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)
Duftite  (*)Dugganite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gartrellite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hübnerite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Joëlbruggerite  (*)Kipushite  (*)Kuksite  (*)
Langite  (*)Linarite  (*)Luzonite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mawbyite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Murdochite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Philipsbornite  (*)
Philipsburgite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Segnitite  (*)
Serpierite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stolzite  (*)
Strashimirite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Theisite  (*)Tsumebite  (*)
Veszelyite  (*)Wroewolfeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)1228680254
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)12286802734
Arsenbrackebuschite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2(Fe3+,Zn)(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)122868024
Arsentsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)122868037
Arthurite  (*)ArthuriteCuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O122868035
Auriacusite  (*)AndalusiteFe3+Cu2+(AsO4)O12286806
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61228680919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212286805509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)122868011547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)21228680172
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61228680413
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O71228680450
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111228680843
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)612286801633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)122868027770
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)21228680178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)12286804979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1228680925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12286805707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2122868027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12286803531
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)31228680127
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)1228680363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O1228680295
Copper  (*)CopperCu12286803846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)61228680151
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)41228680175
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O161228680227
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O12286802970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1228680366
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)1228680220
Dugganite  (*)DugganitePb3Zn3(TeO6)(AsO4)2122868018
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S121228680663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS122868024243
Gartrellite  (*)NonePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH)·H2O122868041
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12286807437
Gold  (*)CopperAu122868030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12286806890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3122868014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O12286801689
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)1228680469
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)612286802228
Joëlbruggerite  (*)DugganitePb3Zn3Sb5+As2O13(OH)12286802
Kipushite  (*)PhilipsburgiteCu6(PO4)2(OH)6·H2O12286808
Kuksite  (*)DugganitePb3Zn3TeO6(PO4)212286806
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O1228680593
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21228680987
Luzonite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3AsS41228680198
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2122868012537
Mawbyite  (*)NatrochalcitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2122868019
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl12286801107
Murdochite  (*)MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl2122868034
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)1228680492
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O1228680428
Philipsbornite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6122868051
Philipsburgite  (*)PhilipsburgiteCu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6·H2O122868031
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)41228680369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2122868039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO212286803106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl12286801725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2122868061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)12286801711
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21228680454
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O12286801153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)61228680134
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1228680292
Silver  (*)CopperAg12286805186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS122868021482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)1228680446
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)1228680156
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O122868090
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1312286801803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1312286805317
Theisite  (*)NoneCu5Zn5(AsO4)2(OH)14122868058
Tsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)122868032
Veszelyite  (*)Veszelyite(Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3·2H2O122868020
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O122868095



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070474Black Pine Mine (Combination Mine; Black Pine Tailings; Black Pine Dump), Black Pine Ridge, John Long Mts, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite Co., Montana, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070474
R061036Black Pine Mine (Combination Mine; Black Pine Tailings; Black Pine Dump), Black Pine Ridge, John Long Mts, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite Co., Montana, USAhttps://rruff.info/R061036
R070312Black Pine Mine (Combination Mine; Black Pine Tailings; Black Pine Dump), Black Pine Ridge, John Long Mts, Philipsburg Mining District (Flint Creek Mining District), Granite Co., Montana, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070312


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