National Alabaster Company Mine (Pettigraw Stucow Co-Former Owner), Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 44° 32' 29'' North , 103° 52' 20'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 44.54139,-103.87222 |
GeoHash: | G#: 9xyjkkd83 |
Locality type: | Mine |
Köppen climate type: | BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate |
REF:Deposit:: S.D.STATE PLANNING BOARD,PORTLAND CEMENT,GYPSUM & LIME,193
Deposit:: OWNER: NATL ALABASTER CO
Commodities (Major) - Gypsum-Anhydrite
Development Status: Past Producer
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ⓘ 'commodity:Gypsum & Anhydrite' Reference: From USGS MRDS database |
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Regional Geology
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Late Cretaceous 66 - 100.5 Ma ID: 3188050 | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Late Cretaceous (66 - 100.5 Ma) Lithology: Siltstone,shale,sandstone Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Early Triassic - Lopingian 247.2 - 259.1 Ma ID: 2862714 | Spearfish Formation Age: Phanerozoic (247.2 - 259.1 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Spearfish Formation Description: Red sandy shale, siltstone, sandstone, and minor limestone. Interbedded with abundant gypsum. Thickness 328-559 ft (100-170 m). Comments: Original map source: Martin, J.E., Sawyer, J.F., Fahrenbach, M.D., Tomhave, D.W., and Schulz, L.D., 2004, Geologic Map of South Dakota: South Dakota Geological Survey, GM 10, scale 1:500,000. Lithology: Major:{shale,siltstone,sandstone}, Minor:{gypsum,limestone} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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