Mine detail: Blue Bird Claim

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Location: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.91913, -103.61807
dep_id: 10094445
mrds_id: D007211
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tin
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Cassiterite
gangue: Feldspar, Muscovite, Quartz
orebody_fm: DIKE
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
hrock_type: Pegmatite
arock_type: Pegmatite
Structure: Pegmatite Is Cut Off By Faulting At Depth Of 40 Feet. The Offset Portion Has Not Been Located.
tectonic: Southern Black Hills
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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