Southern Black Hills Kyanite Mine, Southern Black Hills, Custer County, South Dakota, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Southern Black Hills Kyanite Mine | Mine |
Southern Black Hills | Group of Hills |
Custer County | County |
South Dakota | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 45' North , 103° 30' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Western Dakota Gem & Mineral Society | Rapid City, South Dakota | 43km |
Mindat Locality ID:
121415
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:121415:7
GUID (UUID V4):
a2c48a65-2ab5-41ef-b7b9-6680501c0116
REF:Deposit:: CONNOLLY, J. P., AND O'HARRA, C. C., 1929, THE MINERAL WEALTH OF THE BLACK HILLS: SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL MINES BULL. 16.
Deposit:: L. R. PAGE AND OTHERS, 1953, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS 1942 - 45, BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY PROF.
Commodities (Major) - Kyanite; (Trace) - Abrasive - Garnet
Deposit Type: Metamorphic
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Quartz-Biotite-Muscovite Schist
Host Rock: Schist
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
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