Pink Panther Mine
43.7344° N, 103.5564° W · ± 1 km
Rose quartz from South Dakota, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.
Minerals found here
Rose quartz at Pink Panther Mine
Massive rose quartz with a wide colour range from pale pink to deep rose-red, from the Black Hills pegmatites.
- Formula
- SiO₂
- Morphology
- Massive rose quartz in a pegmatite
- Color / luster
- Pale light pink to deep rose-red
- Associated minerals
- Feldsparquartzmicaschorl (black tourmaline)
- Trace elements
- Fe and Ti in nano-sized dumortierite-like fibres (massive rose quartz, general for the variety)
- History
- Part of the Keystone-Black Hills pegmatite field, the main US source of rose quartz.
Geology of the locality
- Setting
- Large pegmatite exposed in places, with an old trench, the start of an adit, a tailings pile and smaller pits; yields rose quartz in commercial amounts.
- Host rock
- Pegmatite
- Region
- South Dakota
- Country
- United States
Coordinates converted from 43 44 4 N, 103 33 23 W on the Mindat locality page. Listed as an active claim as of September 2023; permission from the claim holder is required.
Sources: SRC-147
Sources
- SRC-147 · Database
Pink Panther Mine, Custer County, South Dakota, USAMindat.org contributors · Mindat.org - SRC-148 · Article
Global Mining Review and Potentially Economic Deposits - Rose QuartzKrassmann, T. · 2022 · Mineral & Exploration, Bad Windsheim - SRC-124 · Article
Fibrous nanoinclusions in massive rose quartz: The origin of rose colorationGoreva, J.S.; Ma, C.; Rossman, G.R. · 2001 · American Mineralogist 86(4), 466-472
Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.