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Dolomite from
Elk Creek Lead-Zinc Claim, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elk Creek Lead-Zinc Claim, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1058011
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1058011:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘLanders Fork Mercury Occurrence, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘTwo Point Mercury Occurrence, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘCopper Creek Molybdenum/Mercury Occurrence, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘGolden Dollar No. 5 Lode Prospect, Stemple Mining District (Fool Hen Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘPack Horse Lode Prospect, Stemple Mining District (Fool Hen Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘClay Deposit, North Fork of the Blackfoot River, Nevada Valley Area, Powell County, Montana, USA
72.5km (45.1 miles) ⓘPrice Claims, Ophir Mining District, Powell County, Montana, USA
88.4km (55.0 miles) ⓘDutro Mine (Old Dominion), Blue Cloud Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
90.8km (56.4 miles) ⓘColorado Gulch Dolomite Deposit, Helena Mining District (Spring Hill Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
91.4km (56.8 miles) ⓘClay Deposit (2), Garrison, Garrison Area, Powell County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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