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Summit Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USAi
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Madison CountyCounty
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Virginia City199 (2017)
Alder103 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
50289
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:50289:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Virginia City; Pine Grove; Highland; Fairweather; Nevada; Junction; Alder Gulch; Browns Gulch; Granite Creek; Williams Gulch; Barton Gulch


2o miles southeast of Alder. Au, Ag, Pb.

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


List of minerals for each chemical element

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences65
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Sixmile Creek2515.97 - 5.333 Ma (Miocene)
Renova1124.8 - 15.97 Ma (Cenozoic)
Renova - Passamari1024.8 - 15.97 Ma (Cenozoic)
Renova - Climbing Arrow337.2 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
Sappington - unit E5358.9 - 353.8 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Rhytiophora
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : Rhytiophora358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Crurithyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Ambocoeliidae : Crurithyris358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Tylothyris
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Mucrospiriferidae : Tylothyris358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Carnivora
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Brachyrhynchocyon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Amphicyonidae : Brachyrhynchocyon37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Rodentia
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Castoridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae24.8 - 15.97 Ma
Cenozoic
Leporidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Palaeolagus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Palaeolagus24.8 - 15.97 Ma
Cenozoic
Anthracotheriidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Anthracotheriidae37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Agriochoeridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Agriochoeridae23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Merycoidodontidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Merycoidodontidae24.8 - 15.97 Ma
Cenozoic
Merychyus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Merycoidodontidae : Merychyus24.8 - 15.97 Ma
Cenozoic
Merycoidodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Merycoidodontidae : Merycoidodon37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Ticholeptus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Merycoidodontidae : Ticholeptus24.8 - 15.97 Ma
Cenozoic
Camelidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Oxydactylus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Oxydactylus24.8 - 15.97 Ma
Cenozoic
Poebrotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Poebrotherium37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Hypertragulidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hypertragulidae24.8 - 15.97 Ma
Cenozoic
Nanotragulus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Hypertragulidae : Nanotragulus24.8 - 15.97 Ma
Cenozoic
Equidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae37.2 - 5.333 Ma
Cenozoic
Dinohippus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Dinohippus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Brontotheriidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Brontotheriidae46.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tylocephalonyx
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Chalicotheriidae : Tylocephalonyx23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Tapiridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Rhinocerotidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae37.2 - 5.333 Ma
Cenozoic
Aphelops
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Aphelops23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Teleoceras
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Teleoceras23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Aepycamelus stocki
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Aepycamelus : Aepycamelus stocki23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Plithocyon ursinus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Plithocyon : Plithocyon ursinus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Eucastor tortus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae : Eucastor : Eucastor tortus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Diplobunops matthewi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Agriochoeridae : Diplobunops : Diplobunops matthewi46.2 - 40.4 Ma
Eocene
Heteraletes leotanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Tapiridae : Heteraletes : Heteraletes leotanus46.2 - 40.4 Ma
Eocene
Acritohippus isonesus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Acritohippus : Acritohippus isonesus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Pronodens transmontanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Leptomerycidae : Pronodens : Pronodens transmontanus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Merycodus necatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Antilocapridae : Merycodus : Merycodus necatus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Palaeolagus temnodon
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Palaeolagus : Palaeolagus temnodon37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Mesohippus bairdi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Mesohippus : Mesohippus bairdi37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Merychippus sejunctus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Merychippus : Merychippus sejunctus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Hipparionini
tribe
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparionini23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Equini
tribe
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equini23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Artiodactyla
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Blastomerycinae
subfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Moschidae : Blastomerycinae24.8 - 15.97 Ma
Cenozoic
Crania rowleyi
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Craniida : Craniidae : Crania : Crania rowleyi358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
Rhipidomella missouriensis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Rhipidomella : Rhipidomella missouriensis358.9 - 353.8 Ma
Paleozoic
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