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Pyrophyllite from
Kelley Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrophyllite
Formula:Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kelley Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:179162
Long-form Identifier:1:3:179162:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrophyllite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBerkeley Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘLeonard Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘContinental Pit, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed clay deposit (1), Miles Crossing, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
41.4km (25.8 miles) ⓘBonanza prospect, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
42.1km (26.1 miles) ⓘNorth pit, Golden Sunlight Mine, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘClay Deposit (2), Garrison, Garrison Area, Powell County, Montana, USA
86.0km (53.4 miles) ⓘArgenta Pyrophyllite Deposit, Argenta Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
References
Guilbert and Zeihen
Guilbert, J., Zeihen, L.G. (1964) The mineralogy of the Butte district, Montana. Open-File Report 268. Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology
 
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