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Muscovite from
Oreville, Custer County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oreville, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:214630
Long-form Identifier:1:3:214630:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSally Cavanaugh Occurrence, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘClara Belle (Forest City; Golden Arrow), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘCheyenne Lode Prospect, Unorganized mining district [1], Custer County, South Dakota, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘHigh Climb Mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘSky Lode Occurrence, Unorganized mining district [1], Custer County, South Dakota, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘTin Queen Mine (White Blowout Mine), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘEureka Lode Prospect (Hultz), Custer County, South Dakota, USA
3.5km (2.1 miles) ⓘU.S. highways 16/385 & State route 87 intersection area, Oreville Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘKirka Claim (Downing Claim), Unorganized mining district [1], Custer County, South Dakota, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘJapanzy Mine (Tenderfoot Mine; Czar Mine), Tenderfoot Gulch, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
References
Roberts, Willard Lincoln, Rapp, George Jr. (1965) Mineralogy of the Black Hills. Bulletin 18. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
 
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