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Cuprite from
Mountain Chief Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cuprite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mountain Chief Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:294013
Long-form Identifier:1:3:294013:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cuprite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘBerkeley Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘHenry George Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘAlice Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘSarsfield Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘContinental Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘBertha Mines, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘBullwhacker Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘButte & Duluth Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘGreen Monster Occurrence (Bull Run; Benich), Boulder Mountains Area, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘClipper-Columbia Group, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
References
Sales, Reno H. (1914) Ore Deposits at Butte, Montana (with Discussion). Transactions of The American Institute of Mining Engineers, 46. 3-109
 
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