Gillette Canyon Ice Cave, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USA
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 43° 52' 44'' North , 103° 54' 56'' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 43.87915,-103.91575 |
| GeoHash: | G#: 9xy1e7fye |
| Locality type: | Cave |
| Köppen climate type: | Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ice Formula: H2O Reference: SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills" |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Ice' | 4.AA.05 | H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| A2X | |||
| ⓘ | Ice | 4.1.2.1 | H2O |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Permian - Devonian 251.902 - 419.2 Ma ID: 3190647 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 419.2 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks 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] |
| Tournaisian - Late Devonian 346.7 - 382.7 Ma ID: 3019098 | Madison Group Age: Paleozoic (346.7 - 382.7 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Pahasapa Limestone; Englewood Formation Description: Includes: Pahasapa Limestone (Mississippian)-White, light-gray to tan, fine- to medium-crystalline limestone and dolomite containing brown to gray chert. Solution features including collapse breccia, sinkholes, and caves are prevalent. Thickness 300-630 ft (91-192 m). Englewood Formation (Mississippian to Dovonian)- Pink, lavender to light-gray, thin- to medium-bedded, finely crystalline, argillaceous, dolomitic limestone. Thickness 30-63 ft (9-19 m). Lithology: Major:{limestone,dolostone}, Minor:{chert} 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] |
| Early Mississippian 346.7 - 358.9 Ma ID: 2471252 | Pahasapa Limestone Age: Mississippian (346.7 - 358.9 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Pahasapa Limestone Description: Mainly thick-bedded dolomitic limestone. Reef-like, bluish limestone in uppermost part. Includes Englewood Limestone (unit MDe) in areas of steep terrain. Thickness 80–210 m. Reference: Redden, J.A., E. DeWitt. Maps Showing Geology, Structure, and Geophysics of the Central Black Hills, South Dakota. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 2777. [73] |
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