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Martin and Battle Butte Mines, Hog Heaven Mining District (Flathead Mining District), Flathead County, Montana, USAi
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Martin and Battle Butte MinesGroup of Mines
Hog Heaven Mining District (Flathead Mining District)Mining District
Flathead CountyCounty
MontanaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 54' 35'' North , 114° 35' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Elmo180 (2011)20.3km
Marion886 (2011)22.3km
Lonepine162 (2011)23.2km
Kila392 (2011)25.5km
Big Arm177 (2011)25.6km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Northwest Montana Rock Chucks Rock ClubKalispell, Montana38km
Mindat Locality ID:
163146
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:163146:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: SHENON, P. J., AND TAYLOR, A. V., 1935, GEOLOGY AND ORE OCCURENCE OF THE HOG HEAVEN MINING DISTRICT, FLATHEAD COUNTY, MOUNTANA, MBMG MEM 17, 16P.
Deposit:: JOHNS, W. A., AND OTHERS, 1963, PROGRESS REPORT ON G EOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOT
Commodities (Major) - Lead, Zinc, Copper; (Minor) - Silver
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Kootenai Formation
Structure: Large Nw - Trending Fault Providing Control For Flathead Mine Intrusive
Host Rock: Argillite
Tectonic Structure: West Of Rocky Mountain Trench

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS

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S SphaleriteZnS
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