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Pyrite from
Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA


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Pyrite, etc.

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
03838310017363507158448.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
07158030017363507155857.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
00341500017361081652371.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
03838310017363507158448.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
07158030017363507155857.jpg
Pyrite, etc.

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
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Pyrite, etc.

Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Comments:The most interesting, and probably most scarce mineral occuring in the Mountain Con is betekthinite. A specimen in the J.A. Lorengo collection consists of brassy-red (corroded) pyrites to 1.5cm scattered among quartz xtls to 2.5cm. The pyrite is coated wi
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz8
Wavellite4
Bornite4
Enargite4
Sphalerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mountain Consolidated Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:31494
Long-form Identifier:1:3:31494:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘOld Glory Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘLittle Mina Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘBuffalo Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘWest Gray Rock Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘKelley Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘClear Grit Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘEstella Mine, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘWake-up-Jim Mine, Walkerville, Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘPoulin Mine (Stella Mine; Buffalo Mine), Butte Mining District (Summit Valley Mining District), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
References
J.A. Lorengo collection
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Gammons, C. H., Szarkowski, J., & Stevenson, R. (2016) New investigations of the mineralogy of silver in the world-class porphyry-lode deposits of Butte, MT. Mining engineering Magazine website
 
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