Mine detail: Edison Mine

Previously called 'Bull ConHector FractionSitting BullGold Star Claims'

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Location: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.88218, -103.40556
dep_id: 10011957
mrds_id: D007164
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Lithium
Minor mineral: Mica, Feldspar, Beryllium, Tantalum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Beryl, Feldspar, Muscovite, Spodumene
gangue: Albite, Calcite, Holmquistite, Hornblende, Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR DIKES
alteration: The Core Spodumene Crystals Range From Fresh To Highly Altered.
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
hrock_type: Pegmatite
arock_type: Pegmatite
tectonic: Southern Black Hills
Year first produced: 1917
References:
  • Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, 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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