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Schorl from
Sappington deposit, Madison County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sappington deposit, Madison County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:509550
Long-form Identifier:1:3:509550:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘRailroad Cut, Delmoe Lake Road occurrences, Pipestone Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘState Creek, Big Foot Mining District (State Creek Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘPohndorf Mine, Toll Mountain, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘLittle Gem Mine, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
50.8km (31.5 miles) ⓘBeehive #1 pegmatite, Goldflint Mountain, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘBlack Gem Pegmatite, Delmoe Lake area, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘHomestake Pass, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
66.2km (41.2 miles) ⓘRim Rock Deposit, Varney Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
72.3km (45.0 miles) ⓘDumortierite Pegmatite Locality (MRDS - 10019821), Madison County, Montana, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘMontana Tunnels Mine (Part of Corbin Copper Claims), Colorado Mining District (Prickly Pear Mining District; Corbin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
References
Am Min 50:2083-2088
 
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