Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson County, South Dakota, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Butte | Table/Butte |
| Jackson County | County |
| South Dakota | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 25' 50'' North , 101° 55' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
11576
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11576:7
GUID (UUID V4):
102cb578-ae7e-48b2-9185-cce656f5ba77
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Devil's Hill; Snake Butte
The site is a National Natural Landmark (NNL) and is closed to collecting. It is jointly managed by the National Park Service and the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Sometimes listed under the old county name of Washabaugh.
Note: Washington Co. merged into Jackson Co. 1943. Washabaugh Co. merged into Jackson Co. in 1983.
Rattlesnake Butte previously appears to have been called Devil's Hill and Snake Butte.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ✪ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: Scalenohedrons to 15 inches. Description: Crystals have grown in sand and have numerous sand inclusions. |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Sand-Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Sand-Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite var. Sand-Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Sand-Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Sand-Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Kennedy BasinBasin
- Wyoming DomainDomain
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Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson County, South Dakota, USA