Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson Co., Montana, USA

mindat Locality ID: 49185
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-49185.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson Co., Montana, USA": 43
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 42

Number of Child Localities: 41
Child Localities:
Arcturus Claim
Blackbird Claim
Bob Lode Prospect
Bulwer Mine (Elkhorn-Bulwer; Boulaway)
C And D Mine And Louise (Boulder Belle)
Carmody Group
Chief Joseph Copper Prospect
Dolcoath Mine
Dunstone Mine
Eclipse Claim
Elkhorn
Elkhorn Queen Mine
Eureka Mine (Eureka Lead No. 1 Mine)
Golden Curry Mine (Sourdough; Jacqueline; Jacquemin)
Golden Moss Mine
Hardcash (Dolcoath)
Heagen (Montana; Park; Birdseye; Gold Hill)
High Up Claim
Hobo Gulch Prospect
Jack Lode Occurrence
Jacquemin Mines
James R. Keene
Klondyke Occurrence
Leroy Quartz Lode Occurrence
Leslie Lake Group (Peacock)
Luxenburg Mine
Monte Cristo Mine
Moreau (Pittsmont; East Butte)
Mountain View Mine
Mountt Heagan
New Gold Era Prospect
North Louise Prospect
Paymaster Mine
Queen Ann Claim
Relief Mine
Skyline Mine (John Sloss)
Steve Claim
Swissmont Mine
Tourmaline Queen Mine (Tourmaline Gold Mine; Queen)
Turnley Ridge Complex
Union Mine

Latitude: 46°16'19"N
Longitude: 111°57'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.271944444444,-111.95

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.

Allophane	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bismutite	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite	Garnet	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline

Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*
Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Descloizite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Schorl ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Vanadinite ()*

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 Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Te V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al O

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bismutite Bournonite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Descloizite Garnet Linarite Malachite Marcasite Mica
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel
Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Tourmaline

44 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1	229476	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	229446	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	2	229445,229446	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	229448,229472	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	229446	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	229446	5509
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	2	229442,229445	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1	229442	716
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	2	229445,229446	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	229442,229446	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	229446	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4	229442,229446,229448,229472	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	229446	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2	229438,229446	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	229446	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	0		1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	229446	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	229446	2970
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	1	229446	378
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2	229442,229445	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	229445,229446	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	7	229443,229445,229446,229447,229448,229463,229472	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	4	229442,229447,229448,229449	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	229442	1544
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	229457	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	229446	1689
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	229446	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	229445	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	229438,229442,229446,229447	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	229472	5674
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	229446	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	229476	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	9	229438,229439,229443,229445,229446,229447,229448,229463,229472	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	229446	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	229446	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	7	229443,229445,229446,229447,229448,229463,229472	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	229446	454
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2	229448,229472	2705
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2	229446,229448	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	229446	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	6	229443,229445,229446,229448,229463,229472	21482
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	3	229442,229445,229446	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2	229445,229446	5317
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	1	229446	605

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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