Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
St. Regis Mining District (Deer Creek Mining District; Ward Mining District), Mineral Co., Montana, USA

mindat Locality ID: 50303
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-50303.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "St. Regis Mining District (Deer Creek Mining District; Ward Mining District), Mineral Co., Montana, USA": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 24
Child Localities:
Agnes Property
Amazon - Dixie Mine (Sildex Mine)
Big Creek Placer
Buffalo Mine
Crown Silver Group
Darby Mining And Milling Company Occurrence
Deer Creek Mine
Deer Creek Placer
Galligar Mine
Gentle Nudge Placer
Gold Chrome Mining Company Prospect
Hemlock Mine
Hoodoo Property
Jewel Placer
K And K Mine
Minnick Mine
Mullen Barite Mine
New York Mine
Rivers Creek Mine
Silver Creek Mine (Pigeon Mine; Argenta Mine; New York Mine; Brooklyn Mine)
Silver Peak Group
Switchback Prospect
Unnamed Placer (MRDS - 10010393)
Waterhole Claims

Latitude: 47°22'10"N
Longitude: 115°26'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.369444444444,-115.43805555556

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.

Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Tetrahedrite

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 Au Ba C Ca Cu Fe O Pb S Sb Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Copper None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Tetrahedrite

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Ankerite ()*	Baryte ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	232005	3092
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	232020	11547
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	232004,232007,232010,232021,232025	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4	232004,232007,232015,232018	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	9	232005,232006,232007,232010,232011,232013,232017,232025,232026	30554
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	232010,232015	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	232004,232010,232015	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	3	232004,232015,232025	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2	232005,232018	5186
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	232018	5317

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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