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Sphalerite from
Horseshoe-Comet mine, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Horseshoe-Comet mine, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:382298
Long-form Identifier:1:3:382298:2
GUID (UUID V4):2a041780-9f89-43ba-a267-1403c4c7d960
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.6km (0.4 miles) Merritt Mines (Merritt No. 1 Mine; Merritt No. 2 Mine), Galena, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) Double Rainbow Mine, Galena, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) Gilt Edge Mine (Rattlesnake Jack; Dakota Maid; Ruby Ridge; Gilt Edge Glory Hole; Oro-Fina; Anchor Hill Mines 0460810072), Galena, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) Oro Fino Mine, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) Roubaix, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) Anaconda Mine (Uncle Sam Mine; Cloverleaf Mine), Roubaix, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) Denis Henault claim, Strawberry Creek, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) Belle Eldridge Gold Mine (Deadwood Lead and Zinc Company Mine; Helen Gould Claim), Deadwood, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) Silver Queen Mine (New Silver Queen Mine), Deadwood, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) Pluma, Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[University of Connecticut] at 20:42 14 January 2015 South Dakota is perhaps best known for its pegmatites, which...Hills are responsible for the accessibility of South Dakota’s itbundant and diverse mineral locations...secondary phosphate minerals. Although some pegmatite mining for feldspar still continues (Jacobson 1994). the...except for the Homestake mine, which has operated for more than 120 years, most mining in the area peaked in...and fewer chances to obtain any. However, some mining, mineral exploration, and mineral collecting continues
Report (issue)
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA Nils Boe, Governor MINERALOGY OF THE BLACK HILLS by WILLARD LINCOLN ROBERTS...Associate in Mineralogy Museum of Geology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and GEORGE RAPP...Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology With the Editorial...Mineralogy South Dakota School of Mines and Technology BULLETIN NUMBER 18 of the South Dakota School of...of Mines and Technology Rapid City, South Dakota PUBLICATIONS STAFF F. L. Partlo J. T. Thomas President
Report (issue)
and Tertiary Age of the Northern Black Hills, South Dakota by Lewis H. Shapiro I APR 2 3 1970 DENVER...Geological Engineering South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, South Dakota Submitted in accordance...AND IN ALL EARLIER LITERATURE ON THE RUBY BASIN DISTRICT. COLOR KEY FOR ALL MAPS IN THIS REPORT Rock....... 45 Mining Districts ....................... 49 4.1 Bald Mountain Mining District ............Bald Mountain District ....... 49 4.13. Geology of the Bald Mountain Mining District ... 51 ...
Report (volume)
National Forest, South Dakota and Wyoming U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1580 SOUTH DAKOTA WYOMING I -«*&...Geology of the Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota and Wyoming We st from. Washington SHOWING...Geology of the Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota and Wyoming By ED DEWITT, J. A. REDDEN, ANNA...Mineral resources locatable commodities 50 History of mining and exploration 50 Metals 51 Industrial minerals...114 Miscellaneous commodities 115 Utilization of mine tailings 115 Aluminum 115 Bentonite 115 Mineral
Report (issue)
e showmg 'ynclinal structure north of Homemine ____ .. _... _____ .. __ ... __ Schu;ts showmg sudden...•••••••••••••• ------ ..•••..•••.. __ ....•. ---· ___ . Galena section .•.. ------ ••••..•..•.... ____ .:.......Upper eontaet of ~Galena • 11 H lR 24 24 28 . \ ECONmHC RESOURCES...AuGUSTUS .TAGGAR, .Tr. INTRODUCTIOX. The mining district of the Black Hills. compri,ed within the Spearfish...in the following publications: ' m ~ehra~ka awl Dakota Ill 18fl5, 1856, 1857, hy G-. K Warren, Engmeer
 
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