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Montezuma Mine (Montezuma Nos. 3 to 7; Red Jim; New Montezuma), Rochford Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USAi
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Montezuma Mine (Montezuma Nos. 3 to 7; Red Jim; New Montezuma)Mine
Rochford Mining DistrictMining District
Pennington CountyCounty
South DakotaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 7' 58'' North , 103° 43' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.13278,-103.72444
GeoHash:
G#: 9xy5pdnhj
GRN:
N30W54
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Johnson Siding659 (2017)23.5km
Lead2,999 (2017)24.6km
Hill City995 (2017)25.3km
Central City130 (2017)26.2km
Deadwood1,258 (2017)27.1km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Western Dakota Gem & Mineral SocietyRapid City, South Dakota40km
Mindat Locality ID:
121997
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:121997:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688,P.113
Deposit:: ROBERTS, W.L., AND RAPP, GEORGE, 1965, MINERALOGY OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Slate & Schist
Host Rock: Schist

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4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCummingtonite9.DE.05◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS

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