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Mitridatite from
Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA


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Mitridatite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Mitridatite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Mitridatite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Mitridatite, etc.

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
01918100017362313935111.jpg
Mitridatite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Mitridatite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Mitridatite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Mitridatite, etc.

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Mitridatite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Mitridatite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Mitridatite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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Mitridatite, etc.

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Mitridatite
Formula:Ca2Fe33+(PO4)3O2 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Montgomeryite17
Roscherite10
Whitlockite9
Robertsite6
Englishite5
Todorokite4
Hydroxylapatite4
Microcline4
Collinsite4
Frondelite4
Jahnsite Group4
Jahnsite-(CaMnMg)3
Calcioferrite3
Heterosite2
Quartz2
Fairfieldite2
Muscovite2
Messelite2
Rockbridgeite2
Hureaulite2
Tiptopite1
Leucophosphite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mitridatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43510
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43510:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mitridatite
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘWhite Elephant Mine, Cicero Peak, Pringle, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘBull Moose Mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘVictory Mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘHigh Climb Mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘTin Queen Mine (White Blowout Mine), Hill City Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘGap Lode Pegmatite, Unorganized mining district [5], Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘEtta Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘWhite Cap Mine, Keystone, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘBig Chief Mine, Glendale, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
References
Campbell, Thomas J., Roberts, Willard L. (1985) Mineral Localities in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Rocks & Minerals, 60 (3) 109-118 doi:10.1080/00357529.1985.11764385p.117
 
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