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Dolomite from
Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:306945
Long-form Identifier:1:3:306945:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘElkhorn, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘNorth Home Mine, Radersburg Mining District (Cedar Plains Mining District; Lone Mountain Mining District), Broadwater County, Montana, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘClay Deposit, Josephine Mine, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘUnknown Talc-Soapstone (MRDS - 10019786), Helena Mining District (Spring Hill Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘColorado Gulch Dolomite Deposit, Helena Mining District (Spring Hill Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘBlack Butte Claim, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘDutro Mine (Old Dominion), Blue Cloud Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘSilver Dollar Claim, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘBonanza prospect, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘNorth pit, Golden Sunlight Mine, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
References
Koschmann, Albert Herbert, Bergendahl, M.H. (1968) Principal gold-producing districts of the United States. Professional Paper 610. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp610
Tucker, Christopher S. (2008) The Elkhorn Mine, Jefferson County, Montana. Rocks & Minerals, 83 (1). 20-33 doi:10.3200/rmin.83.1.20-33
 
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