Mine detail: Western Feldspar Lode

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Location: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.91663, -103.66585
dep_id: 10010787
mrds_id: D004759
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Mica, Feldspar, Tin, Lithium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Cassiterite, Feldspar, Mica, Spodumene
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: DIKE
work_type: Surface/Underground
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
hrock_unit: Schist
hrock_type: Schist
arock_unit: Pegmatite
arock_type: Pegmatite
References:
  • U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 770
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