Mine detail: Pettit and Pfande* Claim

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Location: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.90663, -103.55195
dep_id: 10055647
mrds_id: SD02252
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Scheelite, Wolframite
gangue: Chalcedony, Limonite, Quartz
orebody_fm: DIKE
work_type: Surface/Underground
alteration: Wolframite Crystals Are Covered By Limonite And Manganese Oxides.
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
hrock_type: Pegmatite
arock_unit: Pegmatite
arock_type: Pegmatite
Structure: Pegmatite Is Cut By A Gouge-Filled Fissure.
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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