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


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Tinsleyite

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

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

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

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

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
05865410017271927118632.jpg
Tinsleyite

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

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

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
06754370017506381629877.jpg
Tinsleyite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
05865410017271927118632.jpg
Tinsleyite

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
00751290017272017796934.jpg
Tinsleyite, etc.

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

Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Tinsleyite
Formula:KAl2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Robertsite6
Leucophosphite4
Collinsite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tinsleyite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:58657
Long-form Identifier:1:3:58657:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tinsleyite
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘWhite Elephant Mine, Cicero Peak, Pringle, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
References
Dunn, Pete J., Rouse, Roland C., Campbell, Thomas J., Roberts, Willard L. (1984) Tinsleyite, the aluminum analogue of leucophosphite, from the Tip Top pegmatite in South Dakota. American Mineralogist, 69 (3-4) 374-376
 
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