Mine detail: Beryl Mica Lode

Previously called 'Dakota Feldspar Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.63329, -103.55667

Resource(B)

Primary: Feldspar
Secondary: Mica, Beryllium
Ore: Beryl, Mica, Microcline
Gangue: Quartz, Tourmaline
Orebody form: LARGE DIKE

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1920

Geology

Host type:Quartzite
Associated type:Pegmatite
Tectonic:Southern Black Hills

References

MRDSSD02450
DEP10104265
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:: USBM INFO CIRC 7707, P. 186}
ReporterBarari, Rachel A.