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Native Silver from
Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA


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Native Silver

Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Native Silver

Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Native Silver, etc.

Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Native Silver

Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Native Silver

Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Native Silver

Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Native Silver, etc.

Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Native Silver

Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Native Silver

Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Native Silver

Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Native Silver, etc.

Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Native Silver

Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Silver
Formula:Ag
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chlorargyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elkhorn Mine, Elkhorn Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:63993
Long-form Identifier:1:3:63993:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Silver
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘFree Enterprise Mine (Silver Bell), Boulder, Boulder Mining District, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘUnknown Ag Mine, Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘObelisk Mine (Peacock), Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘHiawattaha Mine (Hiawatha), Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘMorning Glory Mine, Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Mine, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘMonte Cristo Mine, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘIndependent Prospect, Helena Mining District (Spring Hill Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘRuby Mine, Lowland Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘPine Tree Claim, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
References
Dana 6:A1:62.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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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