Mine detail: Star Lode

Previously called 'Star Lithia Mine'

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Location: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.87635, -103.34889
dep_id: 10010799
mrds_id: D004779
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Lithium, Beryllium
Minor mineral: Mica, Talc-Soapstone
Trace mineral: Tantalum, Feldspar
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Amblygonite, Beryl, Lepidolite, Mica, Talc
work_type: Surface/Underground
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
hrock_unit: Schist
hrock_type: Schist
arock_unit: Pegmatite
arock_type: Pegmatite
References:
  • Deposit:: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707
  • Deposit:: ROBERTS, W.L., AND RAPP, GEORGE, 1965, MINERALOGY OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN 18
  • Production:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707
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