Commodities
PrimaryMica, Tantalum, Beryllium, Feldspar
SecondaryLithium, Tin
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENS
Materials
Ore mineralsAlbite, Amblygonite, Beryl, Cassiterite, Columbite, Feldspar, Lithiophilite, Muscovite
GangueAndalusite, Biotite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysoberyl, Cleavelandite, Limonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Rutile, Stannite, Staurolite, Svanbergite, Uraninite, Uranophane, Zircon
Geology
Host rockPegmatite
Associated rockPegmatite · Pegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10104255
MRDS IDSD02294
Alternate namesMonarch, Monitor, Protector
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.89024, -103.42028
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707ACKERMAN, W.C., 1952, THE PEERLESS PEGMATITE, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGYROBERTS, W.L., AND RAPP, GEORGE, 1965, MINERALOGY OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN 18BIENIEWSKI, C.L., AND AGNEW, A.F., 1964, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF SOUTH DAKOTA IN 1962, SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERALS REPORT 10/BIENIEWSKI, C.L., AND MCGREGOR, D.J., 1965, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF SOUTH DAKOTA IN 1963, SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERALS REPORT 111950 DIREXPL1950 DIREXPL FEDERAL BUREAU OF MINESU.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707 / SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERALS REPORTS 10 AND 11