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U.S. highways 16/385 & State route 87 intersection area, Oreville Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USAi
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U.S. highways 16/385 & State route 87 intersection areaArea
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 53' 13'' North , 103° 35' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
253080
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:253080:5
GUID (UUID V4):
f7fd5dd4-05b9-4ebd-8e57-23b225f45425


A high berm exposed on the east side of U.S. highways 16/385 immediately south of their junction with South Dakota Route 87 during realignment of U.S. 16/385 in the late 1990s. The site has since been thinly landscaped with grass. Latitude-longitude coordinates given here are estimated from online maps and are approximate.

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O

Gallery:

Al2(SiO4)Oβ“˜ Andalusite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

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