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⇱ Independence Lode Occurrence, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA

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Independence Lode Occurrence, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USAi
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Independence Lode OccurrenceOccurrence
Custer Mining DistrictMining District
Custer CountyCounty
South DakotaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 46' 7'' North , 103° 39' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Custer1,952 (2017)4.8km
Pringle109 (2017)18.5km
Hill City995 (2017)19.4km
Keystone343 (2017)23.9km
Colonial Pine Hills2,493 (2017)38.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Western Dakota Gem & Mineral SocietyRapid City, South Dakota49km
Mindat Locality ID:
121294
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:121294:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707.PP.125-126
Deposit:: GUITERAS,J.R,1940,USBM I.C.7112.P.63
Commodities (Major) - Feldspar
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Schist
Host Rock: Schist, Granite

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2

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