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Red Deer Mine (Bellemare No. 1 and No. 4; Wildwood Claims), Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USAi
Regional Level Types
Red Deer Mine (Bellemare No. 1 and No. 4; Wildwood Claims)Mine
CusterCity
Custer Mining DistrictMining District
Custer CountyCounty
South DakotaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 41' 41'' North , 103° 30' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Custer1,952 (2017)11.1km
Pringle109 (2017)12.1km
Keystone343 (2017)23.3km
Hill City995 (2017)27.1km
Buffalo Gap121 (2017)27.2km
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ClubLocationDistance
Western Dakota Gem & Mineral SocietyRapid City, South Dakota48km
Mindat Locality ID:
69405
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:69405:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ref.: Meeves, H., et al (1966), Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 8298: 32 (Table A-1).

A pegmatite mine located in the SE¼ sec. 15, NE¼ sec. 22, T.4S., R.5E.

Mineralization is an irregular, zoned pegmatite body in schist and quartzite.

Workings include An open cut and underground workings.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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