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Big Shot

Occurrence in Pennington county in South Dakota, United States with commodities Feldspar, Beryllium, Mica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055783
MRDS ID SD02535
Record type Site
Current site name Big Shot

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.45528, 43.89524 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 0.5 MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE PLATE LODE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pennington(county)

South Dakota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Rushmore(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Rushmore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Cheyenne-Spring(hydrologic unit)

Cheyenne(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Black Hills National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Dakota Pennington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Black Hills 002S 006E 07 NW South Dakota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary
Mica Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Feldspar Ore
Mica Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.45528, 43.89524
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Unorganized District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Black Hills

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Elmer Harris And Ed Young

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM INFO CIRC 7707, P. 68

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UNPATENTED LODE CLAIM. BERYL CRYSTALS UP TO 3 OR 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1982 Barari, Rachel A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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