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Hot Shot mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USAi
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Hot Shot mineMine
CusterCity
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 44' 45'' North , 103° 30' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
43.74592,-103.51385
GeoHash:
G#: 9xy2u7xw2
GRN:
N30W54
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Custer1,952 (2017)7.2km
Pringle109 (2017)16.6km
Keystone343 (2017)18.3km
Hill City995 (2017)21.3km
Hermosa392 (2017)27.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Western Dakota Gem & Mineral SocietyRapid City, South Dakota44km
Mindat Locality ID:
44839
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44839:1
GUID (UUID V4):
6fc1e8bc-669e-461e-8eff-f7161936dd27


5 miles SSE of Custer
Private land (patented mining claim)

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Alluaudite
Formula: (Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Description: Mn/Mn + Fe = 0.45
β“˜ Amblygonite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Heterosite
Formula: (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
β“˜ Hureaulite
Formula: Mn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
β“˜ 'Lepidolite'
β“˜ LΓΆllingite
Formula: FeAs2
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
β“˜ Tavorite
Formula: LiFe3+(PO4)(OH)
β“˜ Triphylite
Formula: LiFe2+PO4
Description: Mn/Mn + Fe = 0.43

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜LΓΆllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Heterosite8.AB.10(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
β“˜Triphylite8.AB.10LiFe2+PO4
β“˜Alluaudite8.AC.10(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
β“˜Tavorite8.BB.05LiFe3+(PO4)(OH)
β“˜Amblygonite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜Hureaulite8.CB.10Mn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 Β· 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Spodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Lepidolite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ TavoriteLiFe3+(PO4)(OH)
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Liβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Liβ“˜ TavoriteLiFe3+(PO4)(OH)
Liβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Oβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ Heterosite(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Oβ“˜ HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oβ“˜ TavoriteLiFe3+(PO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Oβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Pβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ Heterosite(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Pβ“˜ HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
Pβ“˜ TavoriteLiFe3+(PO4)(OH)
Pβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Mnβ“˜ Heterosite(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Mnβ“˜ HureauliteMn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Feβ“˜ Heterosite(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Feβ“˜ LΓΆllingiteFeAs2
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feβ“˜ TavoriteLiFe3+(PO4)(OH)
Feβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ LΓΆllingiteFeAs2

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References

Norton, James J. (1964) Pegmatites and other Precambrian Rocks in the Southern Black Hills; Geology and mineral deposits of some pegmatites in the southern Black Hills, South Dakota. USGS Professional Paper 297E.
King, Vandall T. (2000) Mineralogy of Maine Vol. 2 - Mining History, Gems, and Geology. Maine Geological Survey.pp.333-336
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