Mine detail: Poppy Lode

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Location: Custer County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.80413, -103.58223
dep_id: 10055640
mrds_id: SD02244
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Feldspar
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Feldspar
gangue: Mica, Quartz, Tourmaline
orebody_fm: DIKELIKE
work_type: Surface
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 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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