| Deposit ID | 10055784 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SD02536 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Scott's Rose Quartz Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.51584, 43.71579 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1545 |
| Relative position | 7 MI SOUTHEAST OF CUSTER, SOUTH DAKOTA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
South Dakota(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cicero Peak(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Dakota | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills | 004S | 005E | 10 | NW OF SW | South Dakota |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Primary |
| Mica | Primary |
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Lithium Critical | Secondary |
| Beryllium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Spodumene | Ore |
| Amblygonite | Gangue |
| Chrysoberyl | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| (1) | -103.51584, 43.71579 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Custer District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Black Hills |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fitzner, William |
| First year | 1967 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank Scott Of Custer, Sd |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 6.1M |
| Overall length | 22.86M |
| Overall width | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SD02536 |
USBM INFO CIRC 7707, P. 176.
SDGS RI 44
SDGS RI 50
USBM INFO CIRC 7707, P. 176, SDGS MR 15, P. 8
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | UNPATENTED LODE CLAIM OF ABOUT 20 ACRES. THE ROSE QUARTZ MASS (6-40 FT THICK) IS SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET LONG AND IS EXPOSED THRU A VERTICAL DISTANCE OF 30 FEET. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1982 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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