Comparing Localities
Mineral Lists
| Beecher Lode, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA | Tourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
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| Albite | Albite |
| (Var: Cleavelandite) | (Var: Cleavelandite) |
| Almandine |
| Almandine-Spessartine Series |
| Amblygonite | |
| Andalusite | Andalusite |
| Apatite | |
| Beryl | Beryl |
| (Var: Morganite) |
| Biotite |
| Bismite |
| Cassiterite | |
| Clay minerals |
| Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series |
| Columbite-Tantalite | |
| Cookeite |
| Elbaite | Elbaite |
| Elbaite-Schorl Series |
| Feldspar Group | Feldspar Group |
| (Var: Perthite) | (Var: Perthite) |
| Fluorapatite | Fluorapatite |
| Garnet Group |
| Grunerite | |
| Hematite | |
| Indicolite |
| Kaolinite |
| Lepidolite | Lepidolite |
| Limonite | |
| Lithiophilite |
| Magnetite | |
| Manganese Oxides |
| Mica Group | Mica Group |
| Mica schist | |
| Microcline | Microcline |
| Microlite Group |
| Montmorillonite |
| Muscovite | Muscovite |
| Pegmatite | |
| Pucherite |
| Pyroxene Group |
| Pyrrhotite | |
| Quartz | Quartz |
| (Var: Citrine) |
| (Var: Smoky Quartz) |
| Quartzite | |
| Schist | |
| Schorl | Schorl |
| Sillimanite | |
| Spessartine |
| Spodumene | Spodumene |
| (Var: Kunzite) | |
| Staurolite | |
| Stilbite Subgroup |
| Tantalite |
| Tourmaline | Tourmaline |
| (Var: Rubellite) |
| (Var: Verdelite) |
| Total: 33 | Total: 41 |
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Chemistry
Number of mineral & variety species for each element. Red indicates lower than total percentage of mineral species with that element, green indicates higher.
| Element | Beecher Lode, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA | Tourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA | Total approved |
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| H | 6 | 8 | 3391 |
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| Li | 4 | 4 | 122 |
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| Be | 1 | 2 | 133 |
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| B | 3 | 6 | 304 |
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| O | 21 | 31 | 4901 |
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| F | 3 | 2 | 487 |
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| Na | 4 | 5 | 1151 |
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| Mg | 0 | 1 | 829 |
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| Al | 13 | 17 | 1217 |
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| Si | 14 | 22 | 1673 |
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| P | 3 | 2 | 748 |
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| S | 1 | 0 | 1328 |
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| Cl | 1 | 0 | 447 |
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| K | 2 | 3 | 606 |
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| Ca | 2 | 1 | 1528 |
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| Ti | 0 | 1 | 429 |
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| V | 0 | 1 | 290 |
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| Mn | 0 | 3 | 718 |
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| Fe | 6 | 3 | 1381 |
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| Sn | 1 | 0 | 114 |
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| Ta | 0 | 2 | 73 |
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| Bi | 0 | 2 | 251 |
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Statistics
| Total Rows: | 57 |
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| Total Matches: | 17 |
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| Percent Matches: | 29.82% |
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