Mine detail: Ponca Group

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Location: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.8769, -103.37112
dep_id: 10055639
mrds_id: SD02243
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Feldspar, Mica, Beryllium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Beryl, Microcline, Muscovite
gangue: Quartz, Tourmaline
orebody_fm: DIKE
work_type: Surface/Underground
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
hrock_type: Pegmatite
arock_unit: Pegmatite
arock_type: Pegmatite
disc_yr: 1898
discr: Frederick Gardner
References:
  • Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 770
  • 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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