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Tennantite Subgroup from
Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA


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Tennantite Subgroup

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Tennantite Subgroup

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Tennantite Subgroup

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Tennantite Subgroup

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
00670720017272731337832.jpg
Tennantite Subgroup

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Tennantite Subgroup

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Tennantite Subgroup

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Tennantite Subgroup

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Tennantite Subgroup

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Tennantite Subgroup

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Tennantite Subgroup

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Tennantite Subgroup

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tennantite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Comments:The most interesting, and probably most scarce mineral occuring in the Mountain Con is betekthinite. A specimen in the J.A. Lorengo collection consists of brassy-red (corroded) pyrites to 1.5cm scattered among quartz xtls to 2.5cm. The pyrite is coated wi
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite2
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tennantite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31493
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31493:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tennantite Subgroup
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘPoulin Mine (Stella Mine; Buffalo Mine), Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘSteward Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘDiamond Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘHigh Ore Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.0km (0.7 miles) ⓘSpeculator Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘBadger Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘAnselmo Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘElm-Orlu Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘGem Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘBelmont Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
References
J.A. Lorengo collection
Rocks & Min.: 16:247.
Gammons, C. H., Szarkowski, J., & Stevenson, R. (2016) New investigations of the mineralogy of silver in the world-class porphyry-lode deposits of Butte, MT. Mining engineering Magazine website
 
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