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Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA


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Mineral List:
  • Acanthite
    Ag
     
    2
    S
    Reference: [MinRec 1:124; Rocks & Min.:60:111-112.]
  • Actinolite
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    )
     
    5
    (Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    )(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Adamite
    Zn
     
    2
    (AsO
     
    4
    )(OH)
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Aegirine
    NaFe
    3+
     
    [Si
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    ]
    Reference: [Chris Tucker Collection]
  • Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Albite
    var: Andesine
    (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si
     
    2
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Albite
    var: Oligoclase
    (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si
     
    2
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Almandine
    Fe
    2+
    3
    Al
     
    2
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Altaite
    PbTe
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Aluminocopiapite
    Al
     
    2/3
    Fe
    3+
    4
    [OH|(SO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
     
    2
    · 20H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Mineral Webzine, Dec. 2001]
  • Alunite
    KAl
     
    3
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |SO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Alunogen
    Al
     
    2
    (SO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ·17H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: []
  • Amblygonite
    LiAl[(F,OH)|PO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Amphibole Group
    var: Uralite
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Analcime
    Na
     
    2
    [Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    4
    O
     
    12
    ] · 2H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Chris Tucker Collection]
  • Andradite
    Ca
     
    3
    Fe
    3+
    2
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
     
    3
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Anglesite
    PbSO
     
    4
    Reference: ["Mineralogy of the Black Hills", Bulletin 18, SDSM&T, Willard Lincoln Roberts and George Rapp, Jr., 1965 and WLR identifications, 1984 - 1987.]
  • Anhydrite
    CaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Ankerite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    )(CO
     
    3
    )
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Anorthite
    var: Labradorite
    (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si
     
    2
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Anorthoclase
    (Na,K)[AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • 'Apatite'
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 60: 111.]
  • Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    [F|(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Aragonite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Arfvedsonite
    [Na][Na
     
    2
    ][Fe
    2+
    4
    Fe
    3+
     
    ][(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Argentojarosite
    AgFe
    3+
    3
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |SO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Arsenic
    As
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Arseniosiderite
    Ca
     
    2
    Fe
    3+
    3
    [O
     
    2
    |(AsO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ] · 3H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    Co
     
    0.10
    )AsS
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:111-112.]
  • Arthurite
    CuFe
    3+
    2
    [(OH,O)|(AsO
     
    4
    ,PO
     
    4
    ,SO
     
    4
    )]
     
    2
    · 4H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: ["Mineralogy of the Black Hills", Bulletin 18, SDSM&T, Willard Lincoln Roberts and George Rapp, Jr., 1965 and WLR identifications, 1984 - 1987.]
  • Atacamite
    Cu
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |Cl]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Augelite
    Al
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |PO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    ,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    ,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    ]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Autunite
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    )
     
    2
    (PO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ·11H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [USGS: Geological Survey Circular 351]
  • Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    [OH|CO
     
    3
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRecord 30:203]
  • Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [MinRecord 30:203]
  • Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    6
    O
     
    18
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Beudantite
    PbFe
     
    3
    [(OH)
     
    6
    |SO
     
    4
    |AsO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 60:111.]
  • Biotite
    Reference: [South Dakota SMT Bull. 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Bismutite
    (BiO)
     
    2
    CO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Boulangerite
    Pb
     
    5
    Sb
     
    4
    S
     
    11
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Bromargyrite
    AgBr
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Calaverite
    AuTe
     
    2
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [MinRecord 30:203]
    Site Photo
    Route 85, Deadwood, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    © Neuzil, M.
  • Cassiterite
    SnO
     
    2
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Cassiterite
    var: Wood Tin
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Celestine
    SrSO
     
    4
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Cerussite
    PbCO
     
    3
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
    Site Photo
    Iron Hill Mine (Richmond Hill; Richmond Hill Manganese; Utica Lode), Spearfish, Carbonate District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    © Stephen E. Fritz
  • Chalcanthite
    CuSO
     
    4
    ·5H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Chalcophanite
    (Zn,Fe,Mn)Mn
     
    3
    O
     
    7
    ·3H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:111-112.]
  • Chlorargyrite
    AgCl
    Reference: [Jay Ellis Ransom,1974,Gems and Minerals of America]
  • 'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Chrysocolla
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    H
     
    2
    Si
     
    2
    O
     
    5
    (OH)
     
    4
    ·nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • 'Clay'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Clinochlore
    var: Pennine
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Columbite
    (Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Conichalcite
    CaCu[OH|AsO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [South Dakota SMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Cosalite
    Pb
     
    2
    Bi
     
    2
    S
     
    5
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Covellite
    CuS
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Cryptomelane
    K(Mn
    4+
     
    ,Mn
    2+
     
    )
     
    8
    O
     
    16
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Cummingtonite
    [ ][Mg
     
    2
    ][Mg
     
    5
    ][(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: [Am Min (1936), 21:607-610]
    Site Photo
    Lead District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    © 2008 Peter Cristofono
  • Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Descloizite
    Pb(Zn,Cu)[OH|VO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 60:111.]
  • Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    )
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Emmonsite
    Fe
    3+
    2
    [TeO
     
    3
    ]
     
    3
    · 2H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    }{Al
     
    2
    Fe
    3+
     
    }[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    |Si
     
    2
    O
     
    7
    ]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Epsomite
    MgSO
     
    4
    ·7H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Ferberite
    FeWO
     
    4
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:113.]
  • Ferricopiapite
    Fe
     
    5
    (SO
     
    4
    )
     
    6
    O(OH)·20H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Gilt Edge Mine (Rattlesnake Jack; Dakota Maid; Ruby Ridge; Gilt Edge Glory Hole; Oro-Fina; Anchor Hill Mines 0460810072), Galena, Galena District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    © 2008, JGW
  • Ferrimolybdite
    Fe
     
    2
    [MoO
     
    4
    ]
     
    3
    · nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Ferrohornblende
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    ][Fe
    2+
    4
    Al][(OH)
     
    2
    |AlSi
     
    7
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: [Jan H.Bernard and Jaroslav Hyrsl,2004, Minerals and their Localities,pg # 216]
  • 'Fluocerite' ?
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [MinRecord 30:203]
  • Freibergite
    (Ag
     
    4+2x
    Cu
     
    2-2x
    )[(Cu, Ag)
     
    4
    (Fe, Zn)
     
    2
    ]Sb
     
    4
    S
     
    12
    S
     
    1-x
    (0 < x < 1)
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:111-112.]
    Site Photo
    Double Rainbow Mine (Richmond Sitting Bull), Deadwood, Galena District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    © Jasun McAvoy
  • Glauconite
    K
     
    0.08
    R
    1
    1.33
    R
    2
    0.67
    [][Al
     
    0.13
    Si
     
    3.87
    O
     
    10
    ](OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    O(OH)
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Gold
    Au
    Reference: [MinRecord 30:203]
    Site Photo
    Homestake Mine, Lead District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    © Karl Volkman 12/05
  • Goslarite
    ZnSO
     
    4
    ·7H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Graphite
    C
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Grunerite
    [ ][Fe
    2+
    2
    ][Fe
    2+
    5
    ][(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: [P Haas collection]
  • Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    ] · 2H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRecord 30:203]
  • Gypsum
    var: Selenite
    Reference: [Jay Ellis Ransom,1974,Gems and Minerals of America]
  • Haüyne
    (Na,Ca)
     
    4-8
    [Al
     
    6
    Si
     
    6
    (O,S)
     
    24
    ](SO
     
    4
    ,Cl)
     
    1-2
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    O
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Hemimorphite
    Zn
     
    4
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    2
    O
     
    7
    ] · H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Hessite
    Ag
     
    2
    Te
    Reference: [MinRecord 30:203]
  • 'Hornblende'
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Hübnerite
    MnWO
     
    4
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:113.]
  • Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Jamesonite
    Pb
     
    4
    FeSb
     
    6
    S
     
    14
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Jarosite
    KFe
    3+
     
     
    3
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |SO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: [The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892; Am Jour Sci 3rd ser vol XLVI pp 22-24]
    Site Photo
    Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    © Dan & Diana Weinrich Minerals
  • Kalinite
    KAl(SO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ·11H
     
    2
    O Not confirmed
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Kaolinite
    Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    2
    O
     
    5
    (OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Kehoeite
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 944.]
  • 'K Feldspar'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Leadhillite
    Pb
     
    4
    SO
     
    4
    (CO
     
    3
    )
     
    2
    (OH)
     
    2
    Description: Occurs in irregular replacement bodies along jasperized vertical fractures that transect Mississioppian Pahasapa Limestone.
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:112.]
  • Leucoxene
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Lithiophilite
    LiMn
    2+
     
    [PO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Löllingite
    FeAs
     
    2
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Magnesite
    MgCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    Fe
    3+
    2
    O
     
    4
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |CO
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [MinRecord 30:203]
  • Manganite
    Mn
    3+
     
    O(OH)
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:111-112.]
  • Massicot
    PbO
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Matlockite
    PbFCl
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Melanterite
    FeSO
     
    4
    ·7H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Metauranocircite
    Ba(UO
     
    2
    )
     
    2
    [PO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    · 7H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Davier Mine, Bald Mountain District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    © 2008 Jesse Crawford
  • Meurigite-K
    [K(H
     
    2
    O)
     
    2.5
    ][Fe
    3+
    8
    (PO
     
    4
    )
     
    6
    (OH)
     
    7
    (H
     
    2
    O)
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Mineral Webzine, Dec. 2001]
  • 'Mica Group'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Mimetite
    Pb
     
    5
    [Cl|(AsO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Minyulite
    KAl
     
    2
    [(OH,F)|(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ] · 4H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRecord 30:203]
  • Molybdenite
    MoS
     
    2
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • 'Monazite'
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Mottramite
    Pb(Cu,Zn)[OH|VO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 60:111.]
  • Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    10
    ]
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Muscovite
    var: Fuchsite
    K(Al,Cr)
     
    3
    Si
     
    3
    O
     
    10
    (OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Natrojarosite
    NaFe
     
    3
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |SO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    Description: Occurs as coatings and fillings cavities in quartzite.
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 564.]
  • Natrolite
    Na
     
    2
    [Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    3
    O
     
    10
    ] · 2H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Nepheline
    (Na,K)[AlSiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Nosean
    Na
     
    8
    [SO
     
    4
    |Al
     
    6
    Si
     
    6
    O
     
    24
    ]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Opal
    SiO
     
    2
    ·nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Orthoclase
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [South Dakota SMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
    Site Photo
    Terry Peak, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
     
  • Ottrélite
    (Mn
    2+
     
    ,Fe
    2+
     
    ,Mg)Al
     
    2
    [O|(OH)
     
    2
    |SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Pharmacosiderite
    KFe
    3+
    4
    [(OH)
     
    4
    |(AsO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ] · 6-7H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 60:111.]
    Site Photo
    Richmond-Sitting Bull Mine, Galena District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    © Stephen E. Fritz
  • Phlogopite
    KMg
     
    3
    [(OH,F)
     
    2
    |AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    10
    ]
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Piemontite
    {Ca
     
    2
    }{Al
     
    2
    Mn
    3+
     
    }[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    |Si
     
    2
    O
     
    7
    ]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Plattnerite
    PbO
     
    2
    Description: Occurs in irregular replacement bodies along jasperized vertical fractures that transect Mississioppian Pahasapa Limestone.
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:112.]
  • Polybasite
    [(Ag,Cu)
     
    6
    (Sb,As)
     
    2
    S
     
    7
    ][Ag
     
    9
    CuS
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:111-112.]
  • Purpurite
    (Mn
    3+
     
    ,Fe
    3+
     
    )[PO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: []
  • Pyrargyrite
    Ag
     
    3
    SbS
     
    3
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:111-112.]
    Site Photo
    Homestake Mine, Lead District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
     
  • Pyrolusite
    MnO
     
    2
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Pyromorphite
    Pb
     
    5
    [Cl|(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Description: Occurs in irregular replacement bodies along jasperized vertical fractures that transect Mississioppian Pahasapa Limestone.
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:112.]
  • Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    S
     
    8
    , (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [www.umr.edu/~rhagni/otherod.html.]
  • Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
    Site Photo
    6350 Level, Homestake Mine, Lead District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  • Quartz
    var: Amethyst
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Quartz
    var: Chert
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Quartz
    var: Jasper
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Rhodochrosite
    MnCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [www.dakotamatrix.com/Southdakota/VeinNtoQ.htm.]
  • Sanidine
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [Willard Lincoln Roberts, personal communication, 1985]
  • Scheelite
    Ca[WO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Schorl
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    ][Al
     
    6
    ][(OH)
     
    3
    |OH|(BO
     
    3
    )
     
    3
    |Si
     
    6
    O
     
    18
    ]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Scorodite
    Fe
    3+
     
    AsO
     
    4
    ·2H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 60:111.]
  • Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:111-112.]
  • Siderite
    var: Sideroplesite
    (Fe,Mg)[CO
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [McCarthy, T.R. (1976) The metamorphic petrology of the sideroplesite and cummingtonite schist facies of the Homestake Formation, Homestake Mine, Lead, South Dakota]
  • Silver
    Ag
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:111-112.]
  • Sincosite
    CaV
     
    2
    (PO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    O
     
    2
    ·5H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRecord 30:203]
    Site Photo
    Ross Hannibal Mine (North Star Mine; Hannibal Mine; and Mikado Mine), Lead District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    © Brent Thorne
  • Smithsonite
    ZnCO
     
    3
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Sodalite
    Na
     
    8
    [Cl
     
    2
    |Al
     
    6
    Si
     
    6
    O
     
    24
    ]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    )S
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:111-112.]
  • Spodumene
    LiAl[Si
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    ]
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Stibnite
    Sb
     
    2
    S
     
    3
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Strontianite
    SrCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 60: 111.]
  • Sylvanite
    (Au,Ag)
     
    2
    Te
     
    4
    Reference: [USGS Prof Paper 610 "Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States"]
  • Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    Si
     
    4
    O
     
    10
    (OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Tantalite
    (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • Tantalite-(Fe) (TL)
    FeTa
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    Type Locality: Upper Bear Gulch, Tinton pegmatite District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    Reference: [Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols]
  • Tenorite
    CuO
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Tetradymite
    Bi
     
    2
    Te
     
    2
    S
    Reference: [South Dakota SMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Tetrahedrite
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    Sb
     
    4
    S
     
    13
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:111-112.]
  • Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Torbernite
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    )
     
    2
    (PO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ·12H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 983; SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • 'Tourmaline'
    AD
     
    3
    G
     
    6
    (BO
     
    3
    )
     
    3
    [T
     
    6
    O
     
    18
    ]Y
     
    3
    Z
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • 'Tourmaline
    var: Indicolite'
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    ][Mg
     
    5
    ][(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: [South Dakota SMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Triphylite
    LiFe
    2+
     
    [PO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Trögerite ?
    (UO
     
    2
    )
     
    3
    (AsO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ·12H
     
    2
    O (?)
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Tsumcorite
    Pb(Zn,Fe
    3+
     
    )
     
    2
    [AsO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    · 2(H
     
    2
    O,OH)
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 60:111.]
    Site Photo
    Richmond-Sitting Bull Mine, Galena District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    © Van King
  • Tungstite
    WO
     
    3
    ·H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  • Vanadinite
    Pb
     
    5
    [Cl|(VO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Description: Occurs in irregular replacement bodies along jasperized vertical fractures that transect Mississioppian Pahasapa Limestone.
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:112.]
    Site Photo
    Richmond-Sitting Bull Mine, Galena District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    © Stephen E. Fritz
  • Vanadinite
    var: Arsenatian Vanadinite
    Pb
     
    5
    [(V,As)O
     
    4
    ]
     
    3
    Cl
    Description: Occurs in irregular replacement bodies along jasperized vertical fractures that transect Mississioppian Pahasapa Limestone.
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:112.]
  • Variscite
    AlPO
     
    4
    ·2H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Vivianite
    Fe
    2+
    3
    (PO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ·8H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Wolframite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    )WO
     
    4
     
     
    to (Mn
    2+
     
    )WO
     
    4
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
  • Wulfenite
    Pb[MoO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [R&M 75:3 pp 156-169]
    Site Photo
    El Refugio mine, Galena District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    © Stephen E. Fritz
  • Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  • Zoisite
    {Ca
     
    2
    }{Al
     
    3
    }[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    |Si
     
    2
    O
     
    7
    ]
    Reference: [SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]


    184 entries listed. 154 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • South Dakota
      • Lawrence Co.
          • Lead
        • Black Hills District
        • Calabogia District
          • Carbonate
        • Central City
          • Black Tail Gulch
          • Blacktail Gulch
          • Bobtail Gulch
          • Deadwood Gulch
          • Gold Run Gulch
          • Whitewood Gulch
        • Nemo
        • Piedmont
          • Balmoral
        • Spearfish
        • Spearfish Canyon
        • Strawberry Creek
          • Mallory Gulch
          • Nigger Gulch
          • Poplar Gulch
          • Potato Gulch
          • Sand Creek
          • Spearfish
          • Trojan
          • Deadman Mt.
        • Unorganized District

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