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


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Sphalerite, etc.

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Sphalerite

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Sphalerite, etc.

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Sphalerite, etc.

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Sphalerite, etc.

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Sphalerite

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Sphalerite, etc.

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
04612510017784678969947.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
09800490017272731211144.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
00572780017272014499288.jpg
Sphalerite

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
03888430017789382599207.jpg
Sphalerite, etc.

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Sphalerite, etc.

Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz6
Baryte4
Enargite4
Siderite2
Covellite2
Pyrite2
Digenite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Leonard Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38732
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38732:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘReins Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘEast Colusa Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘBerkeley Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘWest Colusa Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘBerkeley Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘMat Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘSilver Bow Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGem Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘTuolumne Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘHigh Ore Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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