Ref.: Rocks & Min.: 20:60.

A corundum mine located near the town of Gallatin Gateway and 5 miles west of the Elk Creek deposit.

Owned by the Anceny Corundum Co. in 1906.

The locality of the mine appears to have been lost, per Pratt 1906.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Corundum

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Corundum

Formula: Al₂O₃

References:

Rocks & Min.: 20:60.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Corundum	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

Rocky MountainsMountain Range

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Bozeman BasinBasin
Northern Rocky MountainsWide Rift
Wyoming DomainDomain

USA

Montana
- North Montana Thrust BeltBasin

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References

Pratt, Joseph Hyde (1906) Corundum and its occurrence and distribution in the United States (a revised and enlarged edition of Bulletin 180). United States Geological Survey Bulletin 269.

Clabaugh, S.E; Armstrong, F.C. (1950) Corundum deposits of Gallatin and Madison Counties, Montana. Bulletin 969b. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b969b

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