Mine detail: King Mica Mine

Previously called 'White CapPrimer'

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Location: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.87913, -103.40612
dep_id: 10097814
mrds_id: D008107
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Feldspar, Beryllium, Mica
Trace mineral: Lithium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Amblygonite, Beryl, Lithiophilite, Muscovite
gangue: Albite, Lazulite, Malachite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Sphalerite, Tantalite, Tetrahedrite
work_type: Surface
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
hrock_type: Mica Schist
arock_type: Pegmatite
References:
  • Deposit:: USBM INFO CIRC 7707, P. 75-76.
  • Deposit:: ROBERTS, W. L., AND RAPP, GEORGE, 1965, MINERALOGY OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN 18.
  • Production:: USBM INFO CIRC 7707, P. 76.
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