Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 70
Youngest recorded age at locality: 57

mindat Locality ID: 3873
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3873.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA": 283
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 270

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Butte
East Ridge
Floral Park
Flume Gulch
McQueen
Miles Crossing
Rocker
Silver Bow
Walkerville

Latitude: 46°1'34"N
Longitude: 112°34'16"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.026111111111,-112.57111111111

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	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Argyrodite	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite
Baryte	Beraunite	Beryl	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite
Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite
Danburite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Germanite	Gypsum
Halotrichite	Jalpaite	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Lepidocrocite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Meneghinite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Römerite	Scheelite	Sepiolite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Turquoise	Vivianite	Voltaite
Wavellite	Wurtzite	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 Be Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti U V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Argyrodite Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Autunite
Baryte Beraunite Beryl Bournonite Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite
Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copiapite Copper Coquimbite Coronadite Corundum Covellite
Danburite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Germanite Gypsum
Halotrichite Jalpaite Kaolinite Kieserite Lepidocrocite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Meneghinite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Polybasite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene
Quartz Ramsdellite Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Römerite Scheelite Sepiolite Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite
Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Turquoise Vivianite Voltaite
Wavellite Wurtzite Zircon

139 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Allophane ()*
Alunite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beraunite ()*	Beryl ()*
Betekhtinite ()*	Böhmite ()*	Boothite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Canfieldite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcosiderite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Colusite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*
Coquimbite ()*	Cornwallite ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*
Cuprite ()*	Danburite ()*	Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*	Djurleite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Elbaite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*
Ferberite ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Furutobeite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goldfieldite ()*	Goslarite ()*	Greenockite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Helvine ()*	Hematite ()*	Hinsdalite ()*	Hübnerite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jalpaite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Larosite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Linarite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mawsonite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Polybasite ()*
Powellite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Ramsdellite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Romanèchite ()*	Römerite ()*
Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Seligmannite ()*
Sepiolite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stephanite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Szomolnokite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Turquoise ()*	Uraninite ()*
Vivianite ()*	Voltaite ()*	Wavellite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Wulfenite ()*
Wurtzite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*	Zunyite ()*

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			20	233617,233622,233644,233647,233649,233656,233675,233731,233746,233767,233849,233850,233859,233864,233868,233869,233870,233885,233890,233893	2793
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃			2	233743,233792	315
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			1	233682	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	233792,233849	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	70	57	0		470
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	64	57	2	233624,233825	966
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	70	57	0		2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	233792	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			2	233624,233849	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	64	57	2	233792,233825	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			3	233624,233743,233792	3092
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄			1	233624	246
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	70	57	0		231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	233651,233761	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	233815	2060
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	70	57	0		1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	64	57	3	233822,233825,233849	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			23	233622,233624,233627,233632,233637,233675,233678,233682,233688,233690,233709,233716,233721,233743,233747,233750,233764,233771,233792,233846,233857,233859,233893	11547
Beraunite ()*	Beraunite	Fe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄·6H₂O			1	233624	136
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	233816	4286
Betekhtinite ()*	None	(Cu,Fe)₂₁Pb₂S₁₅			5	233617,233624,233716,233743,233792	45
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)	70	57	0		195
Boothite ()*	Melanterite	Cu(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	233651	18
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	70	57	54	233617,233620,233622,233623,233624,233626,233627,233628,233632,233637,233640,233641,233642,233643,233644,233647,233648,233649,233650,233657,233659,233666,233669,233675,233678,233683,233688,233690,233709,233710,233716,233721,233728,233739,233742,233743,233747,233750,233759,233764,233768,233771,233772,233776,233789,233792,233796,233825,233857,233859,233864,233865,233891,233893	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	233624	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			22	233622,233627,233637,233666,233675,233678,233709,233721,233743,233747,233750,233759,233764,233792,233849,233857,233859,233863,233868,233870,233882,233893	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆			1	233849	359
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆			1	233868	91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			1	233642	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	64	57	3	233624,233825,233849	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			5	233624,233627,233642,233649,233849	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	70	57	69	233620,233622,233623,233624,233625,233627,233628,233630,233632,233634,233637,233638,233640,233641,233642,233643,233644,233647,233648,233649,233650,233651,233657,233659,233664,233669,233675,233677,233678,233683,233688,233693,233698,233707,233709,233710,233716,233721,233723,233739,233742,233743,233747,233750,233754,233759,233762,233764,233768,233771,233772,233776,233792,233796,233801,233805,233809,233820,233823,233825,233826,233834,233849,233857,233859,233863,233865,233891,233893	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	70	57	62	233617,233622,233623,233624,233626,233627,233632,233637,233638,233640,233642,233649,233659,233666,233675,233677,233678,233681,233682,233683,233688,233690,233698,233704,233709,233710,233712,233716,233721,233728,233742,233743,233750,233759,233761,233764,233771,233776,233789,233792,233794,233796,233805,233808,233815,233817,233820,233821,233825,233834,233849,233851,233857,233859,233865,233868,233869,233873,233879,233885,233891,233893	27198
Chalcosiderite ()*	Turquoise	CuFe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	64	57	0		77
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			2	233809,233822	577
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			5	233706,233713,233738,233746,233767	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	64	57	7	233809,233813,233814,233817,233821,233822,233825	3531
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆			8	233624,233632,233642,233650,233651,233716,233743,233792	110
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O			1	233624	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	64	57	17	233622,233624,233627,233647,233649,233651,233659,233683,233739,233771,233795,233809,233815,233817,233822,233825,233891	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O			1	233624	136
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	64	57	1	233825	175
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			1	233792	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	64	57	29	233617,233620,233622,233624,233627,233632,233637,233642,233643,233650,233651,233659,233675,233678,233709,233710,233716,233721,233743,233747,233750,233764,233789,233792,233825,233849,233857,233859,233893	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	70	57	0		599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	64	57	9	233624,233636,233742,233809,233817,233821,233822,233825,233849	2970
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈	70	57	0		148
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	233716	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	70	57	7	233617,233623,233624,233716,233743,233792,233825	1027
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆			1	233624	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			5	233624,233743,233792,233849,233868	9895
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	70	57	0		520
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	70	57	57	233617,233620,233622,233623,233624,233627,233628,233632,233634,233637,233638,233641,233642,233643,233644,233647,233648,233649,233651,233657,233659,233669,233675,233678,233683,233688,233691,233693,233698,233703,233707,233709,233710,233716,233721,233723,233739,233742,233743,233747,233750,233754,233759,233764,233768,233771,233789,233792,233796,233801,233825,233857,233859,233863,233865,233891,233893	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	233868	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	233624	484
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)			1	233688	551
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	70	70	0		345
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	64	57	24	233620,233622,233624,233637,233675,233678,233681,233688,233690,233709,233716,233721,233743,233750,233759,233764,233792,233794,233825,233846,233854,233857,233859,233893	9617
Furutobeite ()*	None	(Cu,Ag)₆PbS₄			1	233743	7
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	64	57	53	233617,233622,233624,233627,233637,233643,233659,233666,233675,233677,233678,233680,233682,233690,233695,233704,233709,233712,233714,233716,233721,233743,233746,233747,233750,233753,233759,233761,233762,233764,233767,233771,233786,233792,233794,233805,233825,233826,233849,233857,233859,233863,233864,233868,233869,233870,233874,233879,233882,233885,233887,233889,233893	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	64	57	2	233624,233825	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	70	70	43	233617,233620,233623,233624,233625,233627,233634,233638,233643,233675,233688,233698,233703,233707,233712,233715,233716,233723,233733,233743,233746,233754,233762,233772,233774,233786,233794,233803,233806,233811,233837,233838,233842,233849,233863,233864,233868,233869,233870,233882,233885,233889,233891	30554
Goldfieldite ()*	Tetrahedrite	(Cu₄ ₂)Cu₆Te₄S₁₃			1	233650	72
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O			3	233624,233647,233688	188
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS			1	233760	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	64	57	5	233624,233716,233760,233825,233854	6890
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S			5	233849,233864,233868,233869,233874	237
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	64	57	4	233624,233627,233695,233825	14640
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆			2	233624,233716	82
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)			24	233622,233624,233627,233637,233642,233648,233650,233651,233652,233675,233678,233688,233709,233716,233721,233743,233747,233750,233759,233764,233792,233857,233859,233893	469
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	64	57	1	233825	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	70	57	0		5433
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂			1	233870	116
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	64	57	2	233624,233825	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	64	57	2	233716,233825	5591
Larosite ()*	None	(Cu,Ag)₂₁PbBiS₁₃			1	233743	6
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	64	57	1	233825	234
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	64	57	0		987
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄			2	233624,233716	198
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	64	57	4	233743,233747,233792,233825	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	64	57	16	233627,233647,233649,233659,233683,233706,233713,233716,233738,233739,233771,233821,233822,233825,233849,233891	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			1	233673	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			3	233620,233709,233868	5674
Mawsonite ()*	None	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈			1	233743	92
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	70	57	0		915
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	233816	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	70	57	16	233623,233627,233682,233688,233710,233743,233746,233747,233753,233792,233817,233820,233825,233826,233849,233868	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	233840	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	64	57	8	233690,233710,233743,233792,233825,233857,233859,233868	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	70	57	0		471
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	233792	2349
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	70	57	0		306
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]			6	233743,233761,233791,233864,233868,233870	249
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	70	57	0		265
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			3	233617,233791,233804	716
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	64	57	1	233825	494
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			3	233746,233767,233885	733
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	64	57	0		369
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			4	233617,233849,233868,233885	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	70	57	114	233616,233617,233620,233622,233623,233624,233625,233626,233627,233628,233630,233632,233634,233635,233637,233638,233640,233641,233642,233643,233644,233647,233648,233649,233650,233651,233657,233659,233660,233664,233666,233668,233669,233673,233675,233678,233679,233680,233682,233683,233688,233690,233693,233698,233706,233707,233709,233710,233712,233713,233714,233716,233721,233723,233728,233731,233735,233738,233739,233743,233746,233747,233750,233753,233754,233755,233758,233759,233761,233762,233764,233767,233768,233771,233772,233776,233786,233787,233788,233789,233792,233794,233796,233815,233817,233818,233820,233824,233825,233826,233828,233834,233846,233849,233850,233851,233853,233854,233857,233859,233863,233864,233865,233868,233869,233873,233874,233879,233882,233885,233889,233890,233891,233893	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			5	233673,233706,233713,233738,233791	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	233624	1725
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	64	57	5	233624,233710,233716,233825,233840	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	70	57	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	70	57	122	233617,233622,233623,233624,233625,233627,233628,233632,233634,233635,233637,233638,233640,233641,233642,233643,233644,233647,233648,233649,233650,233651,233657,233659,233660,233664,233666,233668,233669,233673,233675,233677,233678,233679,233680,233681,233682,233683,233688,233690,233693,233695,233698,233706,233707,233709,233710,233712,233713,233714,233716,233721,233723,233728,233731,233735,233738,233739,233740,233743,233746,233747,233750,233753,233754,233755,233758,233759,233761,233762,233764,233768,233771,233772,233776,233786,233787,233788,233789,233792,233794,233796,233805,233813,233815,233816,233817,233818,233820,233821,233823,233824,233825,233826,233827,233828,233834,233840,233846,233849,233850,233851,233853,233854,233857,233859,233863,233864,233865,233868,233869,233870,233873,233874,233879,233882,233885,233887,233889,233890,233891,233893	61156
Ramsdellite ()*	Ramsdellite	MnO₂	70	57	0		88
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	70	57	65	233617,233622,233623,233624,233632,233637,233655,233656,233660,233673,233675,233678,233679,233680,233681,233682,233688,233690,233691,233703,233704,233705,233709,233713,233714,233719,233721,233728,233731,233738,233743,233744,233746,233750,233753,233758,233759,233761,233764,233767,233774,233786,233791,233792,233794,233818,233823,233825,233828,233834,233849,233850,233853,233854,233857,233859,233864,233868,233869,233870,233873,233874,233885,233890,233893	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			38	233617,233643,233655,233679,233680,233681,233682,233690,233705,233713,233714,233719,233738,233743,233744,233746,233758,233767,233774,233776,233791,233794,233826,233849,233850,233853,233854,233863,233864,233868,233869,233870,233873,233874,233879,233882,233889,233890	969
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀	70	57	0		312
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O			1	233624	115
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	70	57	0		5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	70	57	0		598
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			3	233624,233743,233792	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	233816	2705
Seligmannite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbAsS₃	64	57	0		64
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O			1	233624	241
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	64	57	4	233660,233792,233825,233868	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			25	233617,233622,233624,233644,233647,233649,233656,233675,233712,233731,233743,233746,233761,233764,233767,233776,233791,233792,233849,233859,233863,233868,233869,233882,233893	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	64	57	2	233624,233825	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	70	57	90	233617,233622,233623,233624,233627,233628,233630,233632,233637,233638,233641,233649,233651,233655,233656,233657,233659,233664,233666,233668,233669,233675,233677,233678,233681,233682,233683,233688,233690,233695,233698,233703,233704,233705,233709,233712,233713,233714,233716,233719,233721,233723,233728,233731,233739,233743,233744,233746,233750,233753,233758,233759,233760,233761,233762,233764,233767,233768,233771,233772,233774,233776,233786,233787,233789,233792,233794,233796,233801,233805,233825,233826,233834,233849,233854,233857,233859,233863,233864,233868,233869,233870,233873,233874,233882,233885,233887,233889,233891,233893	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄			2	233850,233864	586
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS			3	233624,233743,233792	332
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O			1	233624	139
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	64	57	13	233617,233620,233624,233637,233675,233690,233716,233743,233771,233789,233792,233825,233885	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	64	57	6	233808,233814,233817,233821,233822,233825	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	70	57	37	233622,233623,233627,233628,233637,233641,233642,233644,233648,233652,233657,233669,233675,233678,233688,233690,233709,233716,233721,233728,233747,233750,233759,233764,233771,233792,233796,233823,233825,233826,233834,233849,233857,233859,233863,233882,233893	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			2	233792,233868	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	70	57	0		1476
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	64	57	0		484
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	233624	2718
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	233624	636
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O			1	233624	111
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O			2	233624,233642	374
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃			3	233624,233743,233792	297
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	233644	1655
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS			5	233651,233661,233688,233716,233759	372
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	233868	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	70	57	0		1025
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl	70	57	0		86

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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	Age Notes
	Mo-00137	70	70										Molybdenite	Mo	14946	Belmont Mine, Butte, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA	Belmont Mine	Gammons et al. (2006)	10.1007/s10230-006-0113-7	MWE25_70
	PorphCu-00137	64	57	64–57									Alunite, Bornite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Enargite, Fluorite, Galena, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rhodochrosite, Siderite, Sphalerite	Cu	107252	Continental Pit (Continental East Pit; East Berkeley Pit), Silver Bow Park, East Ridge, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA	Continental/Butte	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060129	Butte, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA	https://rruff.info/R060129
R060143	Butte, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA	https://rruff.info/R060143
R060840	Butte, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA	https://rruff.info/R060840
R100172	Butte, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA	https://rruff.info/R100172
R050373	Butte, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA	https://rruff.info/R050373
R050442	Butte, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA	https://rruff.info/R050442
R070568	East Colusa Mine, Berkeley Pit, Butte, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA	https://rruff.info/R070568
R060306	Leonard Mine, Butte, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow Co., Montana, USA	https://rruff.info/R060306

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