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Microcline from
Elkhorn Mine (Tinsley Mine), Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elkhorn Mine (Tinsley Mine), Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:211329
Long-form Identifier:1:3:211329:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘHot Shot mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘLangford Prospect (Mohawk Mica), Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘEarl Lode, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘBeecher No. 3, Beecher Lode, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘBull Moose Mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘDominion Rose Group Claims, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘAgnew pegmatite, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
3.5km (2.1 miles) ⓘPink Rose Lode Quarry (Scott Rose Quartz Mine; Scott Mine; Rose Quartz Mine), Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘShamrock No. 1 Lode Mine, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘCuster Mountain lode (Snookum mine), Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
References
Staatz, M. H.
Norton, J. J.
Page, Lincoln R., Stocking, Hobart E., Smith, Harriet B. (1956) Contributions to the geology of uranium and thorium by the United States Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Commission for the United Nations International Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, 1955. Professional Paper 300. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp300
Wilmarth, V. R. (1963) Exploration for beryllium at the Helen Beryl, Elkhorn, and Tin Mountain pegmatites, Custer County, South Dakota. USGS Prof. Paper 297C.
Smith, Arthur E., Fritzsch, Eric (2000) SOUTH DAKOTA. Rocks & Minerals, 75 (3) 156-169 doi:10.1080/00357520009605635
 
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