The Little Gem Mine Originally discovered in 1886 by local gold prospectors near the present day city of Butte, Montana, this locale is the oldest operating specimen mine in the state. The Little Gem is famous for its diverse amethyst, which forming in pegmatites, presents a unique geologic allure to begin with. The scepter forms are amongst the most desired, rivaled by few locales worldwide. In addition, complex and character rich amethyst occurs sometimes with three phase inclusions. Currently
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CaTiSiO5 Titanite Titanite/Sphene is nesosilicate mineral that is relatively uncommon as crystals in granitic pegmatites in Montana. However, over the years several very large examples have been found. The titanite is actually one of the rock forming minerals of the Butte granite, likely the supplier for the titanium found in various other minerals. Yesterday I got up to an old site ive worked for many years. With some diligence it still provided. A handful of small sphene crystals with a few sm
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"Cookies and creme" I recently returned to a prospect from a few years back to explore deeper and was rewarded with some interesting results. This is my keeper of the day; a smoky quartz and sericite mica plate! The pocket had no feldspar present, and a footwall heavily coated in sericite, an alteration product in our local pegmatites. The site has given beautiful amethyst scepters before, and this gives hope for more. The pocket had yet a very unique find as well, a smoky quartz crystal with a
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