South Dakota · Pennington County
Past Producer

King Mica Mine

Pennington County, South Dakota, United States
FeldsparBerylliumMicaLithium
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Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar, Beryllium, Mica
TertiaryLithium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsAmblygonite, Beryl, Lithiophilite, Muscovite
GangueAlbite, Lazulite, Malachite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Sphalerite, Tantalite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockMica Schist
Associated rockPegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10097814
MRDS IDD008107
Alternate namesWhite Cap, Primer
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.87913, -103.40612
References
USBM INFO CIRC 7707, P. 75-76.ROBERTS, W. L., AND RAPP, GEORGE, 1965, MINERALOGY OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN 18.USBM INFO CIRC 7707, P. 76.