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Spanish R. mine (Richmond Claim), Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USAi
Regional Level Types
Spanish R. mine (Richmond Claim)Mine
Spearfish- not defined -
Lawrence CountyCounty
South DakotaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 23' 49'' North , 104° 7' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Central City130 (2017)8.3km
Lead2,999 (2017)9.6km
Spearfish11,283 (2017)10.4km
Deadwood1,258 (2017)11.2km
North Spearfish2,285 (2017)12.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
44922
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44922:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Deposit: Tonnage calculated from ore body size given by gries 1975.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Almandine-Pyrope Series var. Rhodolite'
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gold
Formula: Au
Hausmannite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+2O4
'Psilomelane'
Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Silver
Formula: Ag

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Pyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Unclassified
'Psilomelane'-
'Almandine-Pyrope Series
var. Rhodolite'
-Mg3Al2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
O CerussitePbCO3
O HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
O PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
O QuartzSiO2
O Almandine-Pyrope Series var. RhodoliteMg3Al2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mg PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mg Almandine-Pyrope Series var. RhodoliteMg3Al2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Al PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Al Almandine-Pyrope Series var. RhodoliteMg3Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Si PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Almandine-Pyrope Series var. RhodoliteMg3Al2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
MnManganese
Mn HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
AgSilver
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag SilverAg
AuGold
Au GoldAu
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10226375

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