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Spessartine from
November Mine, The Needles, Custer State Park, Custer County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Arsenopyrite1
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view November Mine, The Needles, Custer State Park, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:211436
Long-form Identifier:1:3:211436:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘStar Claim (Star and Blue Bonnet Claims Mine), Cicero Peak, Pringle, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘRte. 85A South, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘBig Chief Mine, Glendale, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘBuster lode (Buster Dike Mica Mine), Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘPink Rose Lode Quarry (Scott Rose Quartz Mine; Scott Mine; Rose Quartz Mine), Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘRoss Mine, Berne, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘTip Top Mine, Fourmile, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
References
Smith, Arthur E., Fritzsch, Eric (2000) SOUTH DAKOTA. Rocks & Minerals, 75 (3) 156-169 doi:10.1080/00357520009605635
 
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