Belle Fourche Mining District, Butte Co., South Dakota, USAi
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Belle Fourche Mining District | Mining District |
Butte Co. | County |
South Dakota | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° North , 103° West (est.)
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~58km
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β Carnotite Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O Reference: R&M 75:3 pp 156-169 |
β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Reference: SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills" |
β Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Reference: Handbook of Mineralogy - Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols; Soil Sci Soc Am J 42:524-528 (1978) |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: [www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com] |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Carnotite | 4.HB.05 | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 Β· 3H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
V | Vanadium | |
V | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Carnotite | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O |
Localities in this Region
- South Dakota
- Butte Co.
- Belle Fourche Mining District
- Butte Co.
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