Cole Quarry (Rock County Highway Department Quarry; Avon lead-zinc occurrence), Avon, Rock County, Wisconsin, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cole Quarry (Rock County Highway Department Quarry; Avon lead-zinc occurrence) | Quarry |
| Avon | Hamlet |
| Rock County | County |
| Wisconsin | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 32' 38'' North , 89° 17' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Orfordville | 1,495 (2017) | 9.9km |
| Brodhead | 3,291 (2017) | 10.7km |
| Durand | 1,409 (2017) | 12.3km |
| Lake Summerset | 2,048 (2017) | 12.7km |
| Decatur | 1,803 (2017) | 13.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Badger Lapidary & Geological Society, Inc. | Monroe, Wisconsin | 29km |
| Northwest Illinois Rock Club | Freeport, Illinois | 38km |
Mindat Locality ID:
169401
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:169401:0
GUID (UUID V4):
00cfdfb1-6c71-48f3-82e7-b4e27cd3a7ef
A stone deposit/quarry located 3.1 km (1.9 miles) E of the hamlet of Avon in the town of Avon.
Active quarry in Ordovician carbonate rocks. Shows of galena, sphalerite and marcasite mineralization, likely a fringe deposit of the Upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district were noted in 1968 in the quarry and nearby drill cores. The show is sometimes referred to as the "Avon lead-zinc occurrence".
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10157267 |
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