Pink Elephant Beryl prospect, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Pink Elephant Beryl prospect | Prospect |
Keystone Mining District | Mining District |
Pennington County | County |
South Dakota | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 52' 13'' North , 103° 23' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Keystone | 343 (2017) | 3.4km |
Hill City | 995 (2017) | 16.1km |
Colonial Pine Hills | 2,493 (2017) | 16.5km |
Hermosa | 392 (2017) | 16.6km |
Custer | 1,952 (2017) | 20.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Western Dakota Gem & Mineral Society | Rapid City, South Dakota | 27km |
Mindat Locality ID:
122012
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:122012:7
GUID (UUID V4):
83718527-f4a0-4f6d-a3b3-045252db463c
Ref: U.S. Bureau of Mines (1955), Black Hills Mineral Atlas, South Dakota: part 2, Bureau of Mines Information Circular 7707: 80.
A former mica-Be mine.
Mineralization is in pegmatite.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
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