Data exported from DRC 2.0 (c) 2009 Gary Kindel
Mine: WHITE ELEPHANT MINE
City: Pringle Mine ID: 169872
County Custer Seq Nbr: 0460330357
State SOUTH DAKOTA Latitude 43.656111
Country USA Longitude -103.582778
Alternate Mine Names
Topographic Map
Map Name Map Scale 250′ Quad Map
CICERO PEAK 7.5 MIN HOT SPRINGS
Map Coordinates
Meridian Township Range Section Sub Section
BLACK HILLS 004 S 004 E 36 SWNESE
Zone Hemisphere Northing Easting
13 N 4834439 614282
Geology and Ore Deposit Information
Deposit Model Deposit Type Deposit Size Deposit Age Deposit Form
PEGMATITE ELLIPTICAL PREC S
Deposit Desc: THE FELDSPAR BODY INSIDE THE PEGMATITE IS FROM 30-80 FT WIDE
Local Structure
Non-Ore Minerals ROSE QUARTZ, MICA, TRIPHYLITE, MITRIDATITE, SICKLERITE, HETEROSITE
Ore Minerals FELDSPAR, BERYL, COLUMBITE-TANTALITE
Mineral Occurrences
Mineral Species Variety Strunz Frequency
ALBITE Not Specified 8/J.07-20 Reported
ALMANDINE Not Specified 8/A.08-20 Common
ARSENOLITE Not specified 4/C.02-10 Reported
ARSENOPYRITE Not specified 2/D.22-10 Reported
AUTUNITE Not specified 7/E.01-90 Reported
BERAUNITE Not specified 7/D.11-70 Reported
BERMANITE Not specified 7/D.11-40 Reported
BERYL Not Specified 8/E.12-10 Common
BIOTITE Not specified 8/H.11-00 Reported
COLLINSITE Not specified 7/C.17-10 Reported
FELDSPAR Not Specified Reported
FERRISICKLERITE Not Specified 7/A.02-30 Reported
FERROCOLUMBITE Not Specified 4/D.18-30 Reported
FERROTANTALITE Not Specified Reported
HETEROSITE Not Specified 7/A.02-50 Inferred
LAUEITE Not specified 7/D.10-50 Reported
LEUCOPHOSPHITE Not specified 7/D.27-30 Reported
MESSELITE Not specified Reported
MICA Not Specified Reported
MICROCLINE Not Specified 8/J.06-30 Very Common
MITRIDATITE Not Specified 7/D.30-30 Reported
MONTGOMERYITE Not specified 7/D.31-10 Reported
MUSCOVITE Not Specified 8/H.10-70 Common
PARASYMPLESITE Not specified 7/C.13-60 Reported
PHARMACOSIDERITE Not specified 7/D.47-20 Reported
PHOSPHOSIDERITE Not specified Reported
PURPURITE Not Specified 7/A.02-60 Inferred
QUARTZ Not Specified 4/D.01-10 Very Common
QUARTZ ROSE QUARTZ 4/D.01-10 Reported
ROCKBRIDGEITE Not specified 7/B.10-10 Reported
SCHORL Not Specified 8/E.19-50 Common
SCORODITE Not specified Reported
SICKLERITE Not Specified 7/A.02-40 Reported
STEWARTITE Not specified 7/D.09-30 Reported
STRUNZITE Not specified 7/D.11-20 Reported
SYMPLESITE Not specified 7/C.14-10 Reported
TAVORITE Not specified 7/B.02-60 Reported
TINSLEYITE Not specified 7/D.27-10 Reported
TRIDYMITE Not specified 4/D.01-20 Reported
TRIPHYLITE Not Specified 7/A.02-10 Reported
WALENTAITE Not Specified 7/C.18-30 Reported
WHITLOCKITE Not specified 7/A.05-50 Reported
XANTHOXENITE Not specified 7/D.30-10 Reported