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Apatite from
Railroad Cut, Delmoe Lake Road occurrences, Pipestone Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA


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Apatite, etc.

Railroad Cut, Delmoe Lake Road occurrences, Pipestone Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
08997410017371914979988.jpg
Apatite, etc.

Railroad Cut, Delmoe Lake Road occurrences, Pipestone Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Apatite, etc.

Railroad Cut, Delmoe Lake Road occurrences, Pipestone Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Raman Spectroscopy
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Epidote1
Schorl1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Railroad Cut, Delmoe Lake Road occurrences, Pipestone Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1107948
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1107948:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
6.0km (3.8 miles) ⓘPipestone Mine, Bald Mountain, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘPohndorf Mine, Toll Mountain, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘLeonard Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘBerkeley Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘEast Colusa Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘSteward Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘMountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘLexington Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘTreasure Mine (Tri-State; Treasure Chest Mine; Treasure State Mine), Madison County, Montana, USA
84.4km (52.4 miles) ⓘRegal Mine (Keystone Mine), Ruby Mountains Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
References
Gibson, Richard I. (2018) Geology and Mineralogy of the Southeastern Margin of the Butte Pluton near Pipestone, Montana, in Proceedings of the Montana Mining and Mineral Symposium 2017. Open-File Report 699, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. 15-18
 
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