Mine detail: Phillip and Phyllis Lodes

Previously called 'Watson Feldspar Mine'

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Location: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.88802, -103.38112
dep_id: 10055648
mrds_id: SD02254
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Feldspar
Trace mineral: Beryllium, Tin, Mica
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Beryl, Cassiterite, Feldspar, Mica
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: DIKE
work_type: Surface
alteration: Iron Stained
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
hrock_type: Pegmatite
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 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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