Mine detail: Tungsten Lode

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Location: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.87052, -103.56084
dep_id: 10055632
mrds_id: SD02234
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Wolframite
gangue: Feldspar, Garnet, Muscovite, Quartz, Tourmaline
orebody_fm: DIKE
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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