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Locality Name:
Mineral Point Mining District, Ravalli Co., Montana, USA


mindat Locality ID: 50318
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-50318.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mineral Point Mining District, Ravalli Co., Montana, USA": 38
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 37

Number of Child Localities: 37
Child Localities:
Ace Mine
Alta
Beaver Creek Occurrence
Blue Nose Mine
Chicago Placer
Columbine Claims (Columbite Occurrence (MRDS - 10221637))
Copper Canyon Mine
Copper Queen Occurrence
Jackie Mine
Lucky Joe Mine
Lucky Strike Shaft
Murry Grant Claims
Puff Ball No. 1-17 Prospect
Rocky Point No. 1 Occurrence
Rocky Point No. 4 Occurrence
Rocky Point No. 5 Occurrence
Sheep Creek
Sheep Creek Columbite Deposits
Shook Deposit
Tirebiter No. 5 & No. 6 Prospect (Tirebiter Claim; Mona Lisa)
Titanium Occurrence (MRDS - 10124711)
Titanium Occurrence (MRDS - 10159492)
Titanium Occurrence (MRDS - 10246060)
Titanium Occurrence (MRDS - 10294324)
Unknown Iron Occurrence (MRDS - 10010266)
Unknown REE - Thorium - Uranium - Niobium (Columbium) Occurrence (MRDS - 10019901)
Unnamed Carbonate Bands Occurrence (MRDS - 10270482)
Unnamed Niobium (Columbium) Location (MRDS - 10148983)
Unnamed Niobium (Columbium) Location (MRDS - 10197549)
Unnamed Niobium (Columbium) Location (MRDS - 10294894)
Unnamed Sample Location (MRDS - 10124281)
Violet Group
W Fork-Bitteroot River
Woods Creek Barite No. 1
Woods Creek Copper Mine (Copper Canyon)
Woods Creek Deposits
Woods Creek Iron Mine (Copper Canyon Prospect)

Latitude: 45°32'2"N
Longitude: 114°19'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.533888888889,-114.32833333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pd Pt S Si Sr Ta Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleAncyliteApatiteBaotiteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
ColumbiteCopperCorrensiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMalachiteMica
MolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRutileSpinelWollastonite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Andradite  (*)
Baotite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Glaucophane  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrobiotite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Palladium  (*)Platinum  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)24233258,233261,233272,2332743419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12332758803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1233272706
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O123325792
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32233258,2332721534
Baotite  (*)BaotiteBa4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl2233272,23327527
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)7233257,233261,233271,233272,233274,233275,23329111547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412332905516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)7233258,233261,233264,233269,233271,233272,23327527770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23233257,233272,23329027198
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O63233257,233261,233275518
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)24233258,233261,233264,2332729895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12332718173
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O62233257,23326983
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2233257,2332612740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212332589617
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)24233261,233270,233271,233272286
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O33233258,233280,23329214640
Hydrobiotite  (*)Corrensite ClayK(Mg,Fe2+)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·nH2O123325749
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312332585433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O46233258,233261,233271,233272,233280,23329214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22233263,23329012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS23233257,233259,2332725800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1233269945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22233261,23327217380
Palladium  (*)CopperPd123328059
Platinum  (*)CopperPt1233280485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23233257,233259,23327139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82233257,2332729056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23233257,233258,23327261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23233258,233269,2332705614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12332746417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)12332752473
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO312332581247


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