Leadmine (Leekley Level; Howe and Alderson Mine), Benton, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 33' 51'' North , 90° 20' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Benton | 964 (2017) | 2.7km |
Hazel Green | 1,247 (2017) | 7.8km |
Cuba City | 2,055 (2017) | 8.0km |
Shullsburg | 1,210 (2017) | 9.7km |
Scales Mound | 378 (2017) | 12.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
170097
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:170097:1
GUID (UUID V4):
2746fc6f-ba73-4dd1-beae-b5f91e63d8d6
This mine worked from 1847 to 1910, and again from 1942 to 1945. Ore was in the Ordovician carbonate rocks of the Decorah and Galena Formations.
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 Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
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 | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
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 |
C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10229360 |
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