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Amblygonite from
High Climb Mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Amblygonite
Formula:LiAl(PO4)F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amblygonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view High Climb Mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:211351
Long-form Identifier:1:3:211351:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amblygonite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘOreville Spar Mica Mine, Oreville Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘTin Queen Mine (White Blowout Mine), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘWilhelm Mine, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘMateen Mine (Mattine Mine; Century Lode Claim; Nevada No. 2 Mine), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘRoss Mine, Berne, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘClimax mica mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘShamrock No. 1 Lode Mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘCuster Mountain lode (Snookum mine), Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘHighview Prospect, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘGlenwood Mica Mine (Hampton Mine), Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
References
Meeves, H.; Harrer, C.M.; Salsbury, M.H.; Konselman, A.S; Shannon, S.S. Jnr. (1966) Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8298. United States Department of the Interior 34 pp.p.32 - (Table A-1)
Smith, Arthur E., Fritzsch, Eric (2000) SOUTH DAKOTA. Rocks & Minerals, 75 (3) 156-169 doi:10.1080/00357520009605635
 
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