Locality type: | Lode |
Classification |
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Species: | Elbaite |
Formula: | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Elbaite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Custer Mountain lode (Snookum mine), Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 211301 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:211301:2 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 21dea012-f0a7-4c5b-9b29-40be8d6e09f0 |
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite |
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1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘShamrock No. 1 Lode Mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA |
2.0km (1.3 miles) | ⓘAgnew pegmatite, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA |
9.4km (5.8 miles) | ⓘTip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA |
18.3km (11.4 miles) | ⓘEtta Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA |
19.6km (12.2 miles) | ⓘBob Ingersoll Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA |
21.1km (13.1 miles) | ⓘWood Tin mine, Harney City, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA |
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Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | [University of Connecticut] at 20:42 14 January 2015 South Dakota is perhaps best known for its pegmatites, which...Hills are responsible for the accessibility of South Dakota’s itbundant and diverse mineral locations...secondary phosphate minerals. Although some pegmatite mining for feldspar still continues (Jacobson 1994). the...except for the Homestake mine, which has operated for more than 120 years, most mining in the area peaked in...and fewer chances to obtain any. However, some mining, mineral exploration, and mineral collecting continues |
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