File:Pegmatitic granite (White Cap Pegmatite, Paleoproterozoic, ~1.7 Ga; White Cap Mine, east of Keystone, Black Hills, South Dakota, USA) 10 (23245106424).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionPegmatitic granite (White Cap Pegmatite, Paleoproterozoic, ~1.7 Ga; White Cap Mine, east of Keystone, Black Hills, South Dakota, USA) 10 (23245106424).jpg |
Pegmatitic granite in the Precambrian of South Dakota, USA. This is an exposure in the White Cap Mine in the Black Hills of South Dakota. It operated for several decades in the 1900s. The mine is developed in a pegmatitic granite intrusion and targeted the minerals beryl (for its beryllium), K-feldspar (for its "potash" - potassium), and mica. Pegmatitic granite is a felsic, crystalline, intrusive igneous rock with a pegmatitic texture - all or almost all the crystals are larger than 1 cm. The huge crystals of pegmatites are formed by cooling of water-rich magma, usually in the periphery of a larger pluton. The White Cap Pegmatite itself is one of about 24,000 pegmatite bodies in and around the Harney Peak Granite outcrop area of the Black Hills. The pegmatites are ~contemporaneous with the Harney Peak Granite, which dates to 1.695 to 1.715 Ga. In the above photo, the highly-lustrous crystals are muscovite mica. The ~dull-colored crystals are quartz and feldspar. Geologic unit: White Cap Pegmatite, late Paleoproterozoic, ~1.7 Ga Locality: White Cap Mine (a.k.a. Mica King Mine; a.k.a. King Mica Mine), just south of Greyhound Gulch Road, ~1 to 1.25 air miles southeast of the town of Keystone, southeastern Black Hills, western South Dakota, USA (43° 52' 48.93" North latitude, 103° 24' 26.66" West longitude) More info. on the White Cap Mine & White Cap Pegmatite: Norton et al. (1964) - White Cap Mine. in Geology and mineral deposits of some pegmatites in the southern Black Hills, South Dakota. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 297: 337-341. (<a href="http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0297e/report.pdf" rel="nofollow">pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0297e/report.pdf</a>) |
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Author | James St. John |
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