South Dakota · Custer County
Past Producer

Southern Black Hills Kyn Mine

Custer County, South Dakota, United States
KyaniteGarnet
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Commodities
PrimaryKyanite
TertiaryGarnet
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAndalusite, Garnet, Sillimanite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Sillimanite Schist
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1924
Identification
Deposit ID10069810
MRDS IDW007513
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates43.74996, -103.50056
References
CONNOLLY, J. P., AND O'HARRA, C. C., 1929, THE MINERAL WEALTH OF THE BLACK HILLS: SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL MINES BULL. 16.L. R. PAGE AND OTHERS, 1953, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS 1942 - 45, BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 247CONNOLLY, J.P., AND O'HARRA, C.C., 1929, S. DAK. SCH. MINES BULL. 16, P. 259.