Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Emigrant Creek Mining District (Chico Mining District), Park Co., Montana, USA

mindat Locality ID: 50307
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-50307.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Emigrant Creek Mining District (Chico Mining District), Park Co., Montana, USA": 167
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 166

Number of Child Localities: 165
Child Localities:
A Claim
Adelle Prospect
Alaska
Alice (Alice C.)
Alice Tunnel Springs Adit
Allen Prospect
Allison Tunnel
Annie No. 2 Prospect
Annie Prospect
Arrastra Quartz Prospect
Arrastra Ridge Area Prospect
Arrow Peak Claim
Back Pay Occurrence
Balm Of Gilead Mama Gaylord Creek Prospect
Bank Prospect
Bar Group
Barb No. 1 Prospect
Barb No. 2 Prospect
Barbara Anne Prospect (Barbara Ann Prospect)
Basic Metals Mine
Big Pine Prospect
Bornite Prospect
Broken Glasses
Bull Moose Prospect
Burlesque Prospect
Burnt Creek Occurrence
C & H Prospect
Carmel
Cathy
Charter Oak Prospect
Chico Hot Springs
Chips Occurrence
Conlin Ridge Prospect
Contact No. 2 Claim
Copper Duke Occurrence
Copper Group
Crevis Claim
Crow Chief Prospect
Crown Point
Crystal Occurrence
David
Dianna Prospect
Dixie
Dodge Prospect
DUV 19 Group
DUV Minnie Bell No. 2
DUV Prospect
Duval 12 Occurrence (Great Eastern Extension)
East Fork Emigrant Ridge Area Prospect
Elvin Clayton Prospect
Emigrant Creek Placers
Emigrant Gold Mining Company
Emigrant Gulch Occurrence (Kearns)
Emigrant Peak Prospect
Esperanza
Falls
Floyd Counts Claims
Forgotten Mine
Fountain Prospect
Free Silver Prospect
Galena Queen Prospect
Garland Counts
Gold Bug Placer
Gold Bug Prospect
Gold Leaf No. 2
Gold Prize Prospect
Goldbug Prospect
Goldenrod Prospect
Grand View
Great Eastern Mine
Great Western Prospect
Hard Cash Prospect
Hayena Prospect
Helen ? Prospect
High Point Prospect
Hope
Hope Group
Hot Shot 3-5 Occurrence
Huckleberry North Area Prospect
Huckleberry Ridge Prospect
Huckleberry South Area Prospect
Hunchback Prospect
Iron Group
Iron Hat Prospect
Iron King Prospect
Jay Prospect
Jeanette
Jewell
Julie Ellen
Klu Klux Claim
Last Cabin Prospect
Lea No. 34
Lead Occurrence (MRDS - 10148427)
Lightning
Little Ax Prospect
Little Bonanza Group
Little Chief
Lower E Fork Emigrant Creek Prospects
Lower Falls No. One Occurrence
Lucky Allen
Lyon No. 1 Occurrence
Lyon No. 13 Occurrence
Mackay Group
Mackay No. 17 Prospect
Magnetic Prospect
Magnitite Group
Marble Claire
Margaret Occurrence
Marve Prospect
McAdow Group
Merriman Quarry
Midnight Prospect
Mint Group & Orschell Placer Claim
Mint No. 41 Prospect
Montana Prospect
Montana Queen-Corbett
Morning Star
Mortar No. 2 Prospect
Mortar No. 3 Prospect
Mortar No. 4 Prospect
Mortar Prospect
Mount Cowan Molybdenum Prospect
Mountain Lion Prospect
Mountain View Prospect
Mt. Goat Prospect
Nabob
Nancy Prospect
Overlap Claim
Pan Prospect
Peacock
Pedestal Prospect
Pete Pear Group
Pilgrim-St Croix
Platinum Ridge
Pot Prospect
Pyrite
Queen Bee Prospect
Robert E Lee
Seismoneit Mine
Sharon Sue
Sheila Claim
Shirley
Si Claim
Silver Queen Prospect
Silver Reef
Silver Star
Spring Prospect
St. Julian Mine
The John Prospect
Twilight (1624; Midnight)
Unnamed Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10191820)
Unnamed Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10269926)
Unnamed Gold Occurrence (MRDS - 10294293)
Unnamed Gold Prospect (MRDS - 10172894)
Unnamed Gold Prospect (MRDS - 10221956)
Unnamed Gold Prospect (MRDS - 10221973)
Unnamed Lead Prospect (MRDS - 10246152)
Unnamed Magnesite Occurrence (MRDS - 10245564)
Virginia
Virginia 1 Prospect
Virginia Dare No. 2 Claim
Vivienne Occurrence
W. M. Clayton Placer
Winona F
Wisconsin

Latitude: 45°15'58"N
Longitude: 110°38'41"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.266111111111,-110.64472222222

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	Copper	Molybdenite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	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: Au Cu Fe Mo O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Copper Molybdenite None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Molybdite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	232391	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4	232349,232382,232391,232471	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	232381	30554
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	3	232382,232383,232454	5800
Molybdite ()*	None	MoO₃	1	232383	140
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	232382	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	0		61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	232349,232382,232391,232471	21482

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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