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Sphalerite from
Mat Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mat Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:178128
Long-form Identifier:1:3:178128:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGem Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘEast Colusa Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘTuolumne Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘJessie Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘWest Colusa Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘReins Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘLeonard Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘEdith May Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘSpeculator Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘBerkeley Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
References
Weed, W.H. (1912) Geology and ore deposits of the Butte district, Montana. Professional Paper 74. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp74
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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