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Pyrrhotite from
Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:119437
Long-form Identifier:1:3:119437:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘButte Highlands Mine (Highland; Nevin Hill; Tilton; Murphy; Only Chance; J.B. Thompson; Diamond T), Highland Mining District (Siberia Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘBroadway Mine, Silver Star Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘGolden Sunlight Mine, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘLog Cabin Lode, Quartz Hill Mining District (Vipond Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
50.8km (31.5 miles) ⓘCalvert Mine (Calvert Hill Mine; Calvert Tungsten Mine; Red Button Mine), Calvert Hill Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘGolden Curry Mine (Sourdough mine; Jacqueline; Jacquemin), Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
54.8km (34.1 miles) ⓘElkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
56.4km (35.0 miles) ⓘSadie Mine, Ontario Mining District (Elliston Mining District), Powell County, Montana, USA
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘAtlantic Cable Mine, Georgetown Mining District (Southern Cross Mining District; Cable Mining District), Deer Lodge County, Montana, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘWolftone Mine, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
References
Guilbert and Zeihen
Guilbert, J., Zeihen, L.G. (1964) The mineralogy of the Butte district, Montana. Open-File Report 268. Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
 
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