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Heterosite from
Townsite mine, Pringle, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Heterosite
Formula:Fe3+(PO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Heterosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Townsite mine, Pringle, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:211491
Long-form Identifier:1:3:211491:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Heterosite
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘGreene pegmatite (Red Monster Mine; Pink Monster Mine), Pringle, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘWhite Elephant Mine, Cicero Peak, Pringle, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘSoda Spar Pegmatite, Glendale, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘTip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘHelen Beryl Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘBull Moose Mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘWhite Spar Mica Mine (Westinghouse No. 2 Mine), Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘRainbow No. 4 Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘHot Shot mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘElkhorn Mine (Tinsley Mine), Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
References
Smith, Arthur E., Fritzsch, Eric (2000) SOUTH DAKOTA. Rocks & Minerals, 75 (3) 156-169 doi:10.1080/00357520009605635
 
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