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Wharf Mine, Bald Mountain Mining District (Portland Mining District), Lawrence County, South Dakota, USAi
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Wharf MineMine
Bald Mountain Mining District (Portland Mining District)Mining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 20' 54'' North , 103° 50' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.34833,-103.83833
GeoHash:
G#: 9xyhm175z
GRN:
N30W54
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Central City130 (2017)5.6km
Lead2,999 (2017)5.8km
Deadwood1,258 (2017)9.2km
Spearfish11,283 (2017)15.9km
North Spearfish2,285 (2017)18.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
25006
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25006:0
GUID (UUID V4):
6743e0f8-fed5-4092-8f55-a1c1c895b060


A gold mine.

Bald Mountain Mining Company (Trojan Mine; Trojan No. 4; Trojan Mining Company; Reliance Mine; South Dakota Mining Company; Bald Mountain Mine; Bald Mountain Mining Company Mine; Foley Ridge; Foley Mine; Annie Creek; Annie Creek / Foley Ridge; Portland Mining Company; Clinton Project).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


34 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Aluminocopiapite
Formula: Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
β“˜ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Bromargyrite
Formula: AgBr
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜ Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜ DufrΓ©nite
Formula: Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ 'Glauconite'
Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
β“˜ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
β“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
β“˜ LΓΆllingite
Formula: FeAs2
β“˜ Meurigite-K
Formula: KFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Minyulite
Formula: KAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
β“˜ Montgomeryite
Formula: Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Colour: yellow
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
References:
Tom Loomis
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Opal var. Opaline
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ 'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Tridymite
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ ZΓ‘lesΓ­ite
Formula: CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O

Gallery:

Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2Oβ“˜ Montgomeryite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜LΓΆllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Bromargyrite3.AA.15AgBr
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜var. Opaline4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Tridymite4.DA.10SiO2
β“˜Hollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
β“˜Aluminocopiapite7.DB.35Al2/3Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 Β· 20H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜Crandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Minyulite8.DH.05KAl2(PO4)2F Β· 4H2O
β“˜Montgomeryite8.DH.25Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 Β· 12H2O
β“˜Meurigite-K8.DJ.20KFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7 Β· 6.5H2O
β“˜Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 Β· 6-7H2O
β“˜DufrΓ©nite8.DK.15Ca0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6 Β· 2H2O
β“˜ZΓ‘lesΓ­ite8.DL.15CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 Β· 3H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
β“˜9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'var. Adularia'-KAlSi3O8
β“˜'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 Β· nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Hβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ DufrΓ©niteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Opal var. OpalineSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Hβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ ZΓ‘lesΓ­iteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ Meurigite-KKFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oβ“˜ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ DufrΓ©niteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Opal var. OpalineSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TridymiteSiO2
Oβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ ZΓ‘lesΓ­iteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ Meurigite-KKFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Mgβ“˜ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alβ“˜ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ Opal var. OpalineSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TridymiteSiO2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pβ“˜ DufrΓ©niteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Pβ“˜ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Pβ“˜ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ Meurigite-KKFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Sβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MinyuliteKAl2(PO4)2F · 4H2O
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Kβ“˜ Meurigite-KKFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Caβ“˜ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Caβ“˜ DufrΓ©niteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Caβ“˜ ZΓ‘lesΓ­iteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AluminocopiapiteAl2/3Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ DufrΓ©niteCa0.5Fe2+Fe53+(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Feβ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feβ“˜ LΓΆllingiteFeAs2
Feβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Feβ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Meurigite-KKFe83+(PO4)6(OH)7 · 6.5H2O
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ ZΓ‘lesΓ­iteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Asβ“˜ LΓΆllingiteFeAs2
Asβ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Asβ“˜ ZΓ‘lesΓ­iteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
BrBromine
Brβ“˜ BromargyriteAgBr
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ BromargyriteAgBr
Agβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Baβ“˜ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
AuGold
Auβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

USGS Mineral Yearbook (1996), Gold.
Loomis, T. (2011), "News from the Black Hills, South Dakota", Mineral News.
Wharf Resources, Inc. and RESPEC (2011), Wharf expansion project, conditional use permit application, Topical Report RSI-2196. 104 pp.
PEDRAZA ROJAS, Johana Margaret, HOLLEY, Elizabeth, WENDLANDT, Richard, PFAFF, Katharina and RASMUSSEN, Hans (2016) Geologic Control on Alteration and Mineralization of the Wharf Mine, South Dakota. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 48, No. 7
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