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Native Silver from
Potratz Prospect, Ophir Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Native Silver
Formula:Ag
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Potratz Prospect, Ophir Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:500182
Long-form Identifier:1:3:500182:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Silver
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘDrumlummon Mine, Marysville Mining District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘTenmile Creekand Gould Placer (Bear and Try Again Creeks; Minnehaha; Monitor; Tucker), Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Mine, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘMonte Cristo Mine, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘIndependent Prospect, Helena Mining District (Spring Hill Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘMorning Glory Mine, Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘHiawattaha Mine (Hiawatha), Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
51.1km (31.8 miles) ⓘUnknown Ag Mine, Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘObelisk Mine (Peacock), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘFree Enterprise Mine (Silver Bell), Boulder, Boulder Mining District, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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