Mine detail: Mica King Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 43.75218, -103.52112

Resource(B)

Primary: Feldspar, Mica
Tertiary: Beryllium
Ore: Beryl, Feldspar, Mica
Gangue: Quartz, Sillimanite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Schist
Host type:Schist
Associated rock:Pegmatite
Associated type:Pegmatite
Alteration processes:Most Of The Mica Is Badly Stained

References

MRDSSD02282
DEP10104252
Reference{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}
ReporterBarari, Rachel A.