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Mimetite from
Iron Hill Mine (Richmond Hill; Richmond Hill Manganese; Utica Lode), Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Mimetite
Formula:Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Comments:Occurs in irregular replacement bodies along jasperized vertical fractures that transect Mississioppian Pahasapa Limestone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mimetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron Hill Mine (Richmond Hill; Richmond Hill Manganese; Utica Lode), Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:69175
Long-form Identifier:1:3:69175:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mimetite
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘGrants Mine (Hidden Fortune Mine; Sula claim; Brunnett claim; St. Patrick claim; Swamp Eagle claim; Bingham claim; Grant Reddy claim; Iowa claim; Golden Crown claim), Lead Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘEl Refugio mine, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘRichmond-Sitting Bull Mine, Galena Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
References
Rocks & Min.:60:112.
 
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