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Tin Mountain Mine, Fourmile, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA

Ref.: Meeves, H., et al (1966), Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states, U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8298: 32 (Table A-1).

Seaman (1976), Pegmatite Minerals of the World.

Rocks & Minerals: 60: 117-118.


An Li-Cs-Be-niobium-tantalum-mica-quartz mine in pegmatite located in secs. 35, 36, T.3S., R.3E., at Fourmile near Custer.

Mineralization is an irregular, L-shaped, zoned pegmatite body in schist.

Workings include 12 open cuts, 2 tunnels and a shaft with 2 levels and stopes.





Map Reference: 43°44'49"N , 103°43'14"W

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Mineral List:
  • Albite
       var: Andesine
  • Almandine
  • Amblygonite
  • Apatite-(CaF)
  • Aurichalcite
  • Autunite
  • Azurite
  • Beryl
       var: Morganite
  • Biotite
  • Bismuth
  • Bismuthinite
  • Bornite
  • Calcite
  • Cassiterite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • 'Columbite-Tantalite'
  • Cookeite
  • Covellite
  • Dawsonite
  • Ferrisicklerite
  • Fourmarierite
  • Goethite
  • Hemimorphite
  • Hydrozincite
  • Kasolite
  • Lepidolite
  • Limonite
  • Löllingite
  • Malachite
  • Meta-autunite
  • Microcline
  • Microlite
  • Montebrasite
  • Montmorillonite
  • Muscovite
  • Pollucite
  • Pyrolusite
  • Quartz
  • Siderite
  • Smithsonite
  • Sphalerite
  • Spodumene
       var: Kunzite
  • Tantalite
  • Triphylite
  • Turquoise ?
  • Uraninite
  • Uranophane
  • Vandendriesscheite
  • Xenotime-(Y)
  • Zircon


    53 entries listed. 45 valid minerals.

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