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⇱ King of the West (North Star), Rochford Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA

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King of the West (North Star), Rochford Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USAi
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King of the West (North Star)- not defined -
Rochford Mining DistrictMining District
Pennington CountyCounty
South DakotaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 5' 51'' North , 103° 46' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hill City995 (2017)24.2km
Johnson Siding659 (2017)26.8km
Lead2,999 (2017)28.3km
Central City130 (2017)29.8km
Deadwood1,258 (2017)31.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Western Dakota Gem & Mineral SocietyRapid City, South Dakota43km
Mindat Locality ID:
121976
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:121976:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688,1954,P.110
Production:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRC
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Schist
Host Rock: Schist

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Commodity List

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


Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

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:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Cummingtonite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCummingtonite9.DE.05◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS

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