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Apatite from
Eureka Lode Prospect (Hultz), Custer County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eureka Lode Prospect (Hultz), Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:765798
Long-form Identifier:1:3:765798:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘLouise & Hunter Claim (Hunter and Louise Spodumene Dike), Oreville Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘSky Lode Occurrence, Unorganized mining district [1], Custer County, South Dakota, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘMilton Mine, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘSummit Peak, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘWilhelm Mine, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘBlack Diamond Pennington County Occurrence, Unorganized mining district [5], Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘCrown Mine (McMackin Mine), Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘSurprise Mica Mine, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘBig Spar No. 1 mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘDorothy Lode, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
References
Norton, James J. (1964) Pegmatites and other Precambrian Rocks in the Southern Black Hills; Geology and mineral deposits of some pegmatites in the southern Black Hills, South Dakota. Professional Paper 297-E. US Geological Survey p.293-341. doi:10.3133/pp297e
 
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