Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Phillips Co., Montana, USA

mindat Locality ID: 41754
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-41754.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Phillips Co., Montana, USA": 66
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 62

Number of Child Localities: 26
Child Localities:
Brazil Creek Pit
Clay Pit (MRDS - 10294479)
Cow Creek Clays Occurrence
Cow Creek Placers
Dike 2
Hal 1 Occurrence
Hal 18/19 Occurrence
Hal 40 Occurrence
Limestone Occurrence (MRDS - 10245990)
Limestone Quarry (MRDS - 10220966)
Little Rockies Mining District
Malta Mine
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10197733)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10245556)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10245863)
Unnamed Bentonite Prospect (MRDS - 10124874)
Unnamed Bentonite Prospect (MRDS - 10124895)
Unnamed Bentonite Prospect (MRDS - 10148659)
Unnamed Bentonite Prospect (MRDS - 10221368)
Unnamed Bentonite Prospect (MRDS - 10245582)
Unnamed Bentonite Prospect (MRDS - 10270465)
Unnamed Bentonite Prospect (MRDS - 10294760)
Unnamed Clay Occurrence (MRDS - 10173196)
Unnamed Clay Occurrence (MRDS - 10197600)
Unnamed Clay Occurrence (MRDS - 10245483)
West Mine

Latitude: 47°58'7"N
Longitude: 108°22'11"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.968611111111,-108.36972222222

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.

Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Fluorite	Malachite	Melonite	Mica	None	Pyrite	Quartz
Rutile	Sphalerite

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 Au C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn O S Si Te Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Cu H Mn O

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Fluorite Malachite Melonite Mica None Pyrite Quartz
Rutile Sphalerite

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Calaverite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gold ()*	Hessite ()*
Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Sylvanite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	1	232760	361
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	232761	27198
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	4	232721,232725,232751,232760	9617
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	4	232721,232732,232751,232760	30554
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2	232732,232760	804
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	0		12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	232751	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5	232721,232732,232751,232760,232761	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	0		3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4	232721,232732,232751,232760	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	232761	21482
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	3	232721,232732,232760	337

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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