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Kennedy Basin, North America Platei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kennedy Basin | Basin |
| North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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The Kennedy Basin is a medium Mesozoic sag basin in north-central Nebraska and south-central South Dakota. It is bordered on the southwest by the Chadron Arch, on the southeast by the Siouxana Arch, and by ill-defined structural saddles on the northeast and northwest.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramEntries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Habit: Scalenohedrons to 15 inches. Description: Crystals have grown in sand and have numerous sand inclusions. Reference: SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills" |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Sand-Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Wanless, H.R. (1922) Notes on sand calcite from South Dakota. American Mineralogist: 7: 83-86.;
Keith Compton collection.
Huizing, T. E., & Richards, R. P. (2021). Connoisseur's Choice: Sand Calcite, Rattlesnake Butte, South Dakota. Rocks & Minerals, 96(5), 414-431. |
| ⓘ 'Clinoptilolite' Formula: M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O Localities: Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/docs/mb81.html |
| ⓘ Fluorite ? Formula: CaF2 Locality: Imlay, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USA Description: Colourless cubes with quartz crystals inside geode. Reference: Van King specimen, 1974. |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills" |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Locality: Imlay, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USA Reference: R&M 75:3 pp 156-169 |
| ⓘ 'Orbicular Jasper' Locality: Interior, Jackson Co., South Dakota, USA Reference: SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills" |
| ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 Reference: http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/docs/mb81.html |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reference: SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills" |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Locality: Interior, Jackson Co., South Dakota, USA Reference: SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills" |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 Locality: Imlay, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USA Reference: R&M 75:3 pp 156-169 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Carnelian Locality: Interior, Jackson Co., South Dakota, USA Reference: SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills" |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reference: SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills" |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Jasper Locality: Interior, Jackson Co., South Dakota, USA Reference: SDSMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills" |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite ? | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Carnelian | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Sand-Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clinoptilolite' | - | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Orbicular Jasper' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Clinoptilolite | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite var. Sand-Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Sand-Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Clinoptilolite | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Clinoptilolite | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinoptilolite | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Sand-Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Fossils
There are 11 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A) In-text Citation No.Coleman, J.L., Jr., and Cahan, S.M., 2012, Preliminary catalog of the sedimentary basins of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1111, 27 p. (plus 4 figures and 1 table available as separate files) Available online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1111/.
Localities in this Region
- South Dakota
- Bennett Co.
- Custer Co.
- Jackson Co.
- Mellette Co.
- Oglala Lakota Co.
- Pennington Co.
- Todd Co.
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Wyoming DomainDomain
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Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson Co., South Dakota, USA