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Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series from
Nickel Plate Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Typical flattened prismatic crystals, embedded in albite or microcline matrix, in single crystals but mostly subparallel groups; Fe-end member
Habit:flat prismatic
Colour:black, irridescent tarnish
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nickel Plate Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:311230
Long-form Identifier:1:3:311230:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘEdison Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘWhite Cap Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘDan Patch Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘBig Chief Mine, Glendale, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘBarker-Ferguson Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘBob Ingersoll Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘPut Lode, Unorganized mining district [1], Custer County, South Dakota, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘGrizzly Bear Gulch, Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘTin Queen Mine (White Blowout Mine), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘStalin (High Climb Mine), Oreville Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
References
William C. van Laer, bead tests for Fe, Mn
published 2008
 
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