Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium, Feldspar
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLONG, HIGH RIDGE
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl
GangueMelanterite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockPegmatite
Tectonic settingSouthern Black Hills
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10055727
MRDS IDSD02456
Alternate namesPink Monster, Red Monster
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.62802, -103.52334
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707ROBERTS, W.L., AND RAPP, GEORGE, 1965, MINERALOGY OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN 18