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Locality Name:
Big Horn Co., Montana, USA


mindat Locality ID: 64050
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-64050.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Big Horn Co., Montana, USA": 80
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 78

Number of Child Localities: 77
Child Localities:
Absaloka Mine (Absoloka Mine; Sarpy Creek Mine)
Beauvais Creek Pumice Occurrence
Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10269648)
Bentonite Prospect (MRDS - 10172173)
Clay And Shale Occurrence (MRDS - 10171890)
Clay And Shale Occurrence (MRDS - 10245683)
Clay And Shale Occurrences (MRDS - 10220741)
Clay Pit (MRDS - 10125005)
Clay Pit (MRDS - 10197480)
Clay Pit (MRDS - 10294857)
Crow Reservation Ash Occurrence
Decker Mine
Garfield Peak Clinker Occurrence
Hardin
Lime Deposit (MRDS - 10124013)
Lodge Grass Creek Deposit
Lovell Clay Pit
Pryor Mts
Pumice Occurrence (MRDS - 10124228)
Pumicite Occurrence (MRDS - 10244720)
Pumicite Prospect (MRDS - 10245713)
Shively Dome Deposit
Silica Sand Occurrence (MRDS - 10220680)
Soap Creek Bentonite Occurrence
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10019135)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (Bentonite Occurrence; MRDS - 10172079)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10123582)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10123707)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10123775)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10123922)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10124122)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10124173)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10147636)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10147702)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10147706)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10147853)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10148041)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10148255)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10171906)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10171908)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10172223)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10172654)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10196499)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10196705)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10196840)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10197028)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10220512)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10220859)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10220867)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10221013)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10221167)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10244754)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10244850)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10245129)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10245324)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10245388)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10269494)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10269589)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10269697)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10269757)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10269815)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10293752)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10293797)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10294124)
Unnamed Bentonite Occurrence (MRDS - 10294155)
Unnamed Clay And Shale Occurrence (MRDS - 10245218)
Unnamed Clay Location (MRDS - 10220840)
Unnamed Clay Location (MRDS - 10221057)
Unnamed Clay Location (MRDS - 10269200)
Unnamed Flagstone Quarry (MRDS - 10123824)
Unnamed Flagstone Quarry (MRDS - 10172306)
Unnamed Gypsum-Anhydrite Location (MRDS - 10172501)
Unnamed Gypsum-Anhydrite Location (MRDS - 10221005)
Unnamed Gypsum-Anhydrite Location (MRDS - 10293665)
Unnamed Pumicite Prospect (MRDS - 10124417)
Wyotona Mining Company Property
Yellowtail Dam Pumicite

Latitude: 45°24'58"N
Longitude: 107°39'13"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.416111111111,-107.65361111111

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: Ba C Ca Fe H O Pb S Si U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba C Ca Fe H O Pb S U V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteFritzscheiteGypsumNonePyriteQuartzRocksalt

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O0129
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22226993,22699961156
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O0628



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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