Star Lode, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Star Lode | Lode |
Keystone Mining District | Mining District |
Pennington County | County |
South Dakota | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 52' 34'' North , 103° 20' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Keystone | 343 (2017) | 6.0km |
Hermosa | 392 (2017) | 13.2km |
Colonial Pine Hills | 2,493 (2017) | 14.8km |
Hill City | 995 (2017) | 19.2km |
Custer | 1,952 (2017) | 23.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Western Dakota Gem & Mineral Society | Rapid City, South Dakota | 25km |
Mindat Locality ID:
122028
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:122028:8
GUID (UUID V4):
cde81fd6-72ed-454d-8421-e83375d7f788
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Star Lithia Mine
REF:Deposit:: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707,P.83
Deposit:: ROBERTS, W.L., AND RAPP, GEORGE, 1965, MINERALOGY OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOG
Commodities (Major) - Beryllium, Lithium; (Minor) - Mica, Talc-Soapstone; (Trace) - Feldspar, Tantalum
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Graphitic Schist And Slates
Host Rock: Schist
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Amblygonite Formula: LiAl(PO4)F |
β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β 'Columbite-Tantalite' |
β Heterosite Formula: (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
β 'Lepidolite' |
β 'Mica Group' |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β Triphylite Formula: LiFe2+PO4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
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β | Heterosite | 8.AB.10 | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
β | Triphylite | 8.AB.10 | LiFe2+PO4 |
β | Amblygonite | 8.BB.05 | LiAl(PO4)F |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
β | 'Mica Group' | - | |
β | 'Columbite-Tantalite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Li | Lithium | |
Li | β Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
Li | β Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | β Heterosite | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | β Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Amblygonite | LiAl(PO4)F |
P | β Heterosite | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
P | β Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Heterosite | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Heterosite | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
Fe | β Triphylite | LiFe2+PO4 |
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