Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Broadwater Co., Montana, USA

mindat Locality ID: 23035
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23035.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Broadwater Co., Montana, USA": 366
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 357

Number of Child Localities: 62
Child Localities:
Avalanche Creek
Bar Gulch
Beaver Creek Mining District (Winston Mining District)
Blacksmith Occurrence
Bluebird Group
Buena Vista Occurrence
Cazier Quarry
Confederate Gulch Mining District (Backer Mining District; Canton Mining District; Diamond City Mining District)
Confederate Gulch Tuff Occurrence
Crosscut Mine
Deep Creek
Dobler
Duck Creek
Endevour Occurrence
Erickson Nos. 1; 2; 3 Mine
Gold Bug & Mary Rose Mine
Granite Hill No. 1 And No. 2
Granite Hill No. 2
Greyson Creek Diatomite Occurrence (Greyson Creek)
Hawkeye
Hellgate Mining District
Homestead Prospect
Iron Wedge Occurrence
Last Hour
Little Brown Egg Thorium Occurrence (Little Brown Egg Claims)
Little Fannie Mine
Lombard Meteorite
Longhorn Claim
Loomis Mine
Lupine Mine
Nary Time Gulch Occurrence
Normandy Occurrence
Park Mining District (Indian Creek Mining District)
Poe Lead Portable Screening
Radersburg Mining District (Cedar Plains Mining District; Lone Mountain Mining District)
Silver Dike Group
Silver King & Queen Mine
Silver Reef Occurrence
Silverine And Wasp Lodes Prospect
Sky Mine
Snowshoe Prospect
Spokane Creek
Spokane Hills Mine (Spokane Hill Mine)
Unknown Uranium Occurrence (MRDS - 10019256)
Unnamed Barite (MRDS - 10196573)
Unnamed Copper Location (MRDS - 10172074)
Unnamed Copper Location (MRDS - 10172129)
Unnamed Diatomite Location (MRDS - 10196873)
Unnamed Diatomite Location (MRDS - 10269896)
Unnamed Gold Location (MRDS - 10148478)
Unnamed Gold Location (MRDS - 10172130)
Unnamed Marble - Dimension Location (MRDS - 10220841)
Unnamed Property (MRDS - 10197089)
Unnamed Stone - Crushed/Broken Location (MRDS - 10245538)
Unnamed Uranium Occurrences (MRDS - 10294096)
V. C. No. 2 Placer
Warner Creek Prospect
White Gulch
White Gulch Mine
Winston Area Ash No. 1 Occurrence
Winston Area Ash No. 6 Occurrence
Winston Area Ash No. 8 Occurrence

Latitude: 46°20'53"N
Longitude: 111°36'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.348055555556,-111.61055555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Allophane	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite	Epidote	Fluorite	Iron	Lazulite	Linarite	Malachite	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Phenakite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Mo N Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te Th V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Caledonite Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Copper
Corundum Covellite Descloizite Epidote Fluorite Iron Lazulite Linarite Malachite Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite Phenakite Pyrite Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Zircon

61 IMA Minerals at location:

Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Carlsbergite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Cohenite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Daubréelite ()*	Descloizite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Iron ()*	Lazulite ()*	Linarite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Mottramite ()*
Niningerite ()*	Plattnerite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rosasite ()*
Scheelite ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stephanite ()*	Taenite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetradymite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorite ()*	Troilite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Willemite ()*
Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	4	227226,227302,227304,227379	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	3	227365,227384,227413	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	6	227126,227131,227302,227318,227328,227401	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	3	227384,227400,227413	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	227302	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	227384,227413	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	227354	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	10	227302,227304,227332,227363,227365,227377,227379,227384,227402,227413	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	1	227332	359
Carlsbergite ()*	Rocksalt	CrN	1	227253	26
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	10	227332,227337,227344,227363,227365,227384,227402,227404,227408,227413	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	227226	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	15	227105,227108,227121,227126,227131,227178,227226,227235,227290,227302,227324,227354,227395,227401,227413	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	3	227384,227402,227413	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3	227226,227399,227401	3531
Cohenite ()*	Perovskite	CFe₃	1	227253	77
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	227354	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	227302	4165
Daubréelite ()*	Spinel	FeCr₂S₄	1	227253	157
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	5	227332,227363,227365,227384,227413	378
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	227384,227402	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	227345	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	5	227186,227258,227384,227402,227413	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	39	227089,227090,227105,227107,227108,227121,227125,227126,227128,227131,227150,227160,227161,227175,227178,227189,227191,227206,227281,227284,227290,227297,227302,227304,227318,227324,227332,227334,227337,227344,227365,227379,227384,227388,227395,227402,227404,227408,227413	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	13	227108,227189,227190,227271,227289,227302,227332,227341,227350,227367,227377,227384,227399	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	4	227328,227365,227388,227399	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	5	227363,227365,227384,227402,227413	1689
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	1	227253	1089
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	1	227283	232
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	227332	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	227400	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	6	227226,227235,227302,227399,227400,227401	12537
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	3	227332,227384,227413	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	227094,227302	5800
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	1	227413	362
Niningerite ()*	Rocksalt	MgS	1	227253	28
Plattnerite ()*	Rutile	PbO₂	5	227332,227363,227365,227384,227413	158
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	29	227089,227090,227105,227107,227108,227121,227125,227128,227131,227161,227175,227176,227178,227189,227191,227271,227290,227302,227304,227318,227350,227354,227379,227395,227401,227402,227404,227408,227413	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	8	227126,227328,227334,227337,227345,227379,227388,227404	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	2	227332,227384	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	227302	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	17	227160,227189,227226,227290,227297,227302,227304,227318,227324,227337,227354,227365,227379,227384,227388,227399,227413	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	227126	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	1	227377	969
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	227384,227413	454
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	227271	4894
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P	1	227253	374
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	5	227302,227304,227328,227379,227388	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	5	227384,227402,227404,227408,227413	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	17	227108,227121,227126,227131,227150,227160,227176,227178,227281,227290,227302,227354,227395,227402,227404,227408,227413	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	1	227131	586
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)	1	227253	703
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	227302	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	227399	1101
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	2	227271,227371	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	6	227108,227126,227131,227160,227290,227302	5317
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	2	227217,227251	1006
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	1	227253	1044
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	7	227332,227344,227365,227384,227404,227408,227413	605
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	1	227384	303
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	9	227332,227337,227344,227363,227365,227384,227404,227408,227413	1655

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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