New Mullen Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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New Mullen Mine | Mine |
Shullsburg area | Mining Area |
Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District | Mining District |
Lafayette County | County |
Wisconsin | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 33' 41'' North , 90° 16' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Shullsburg | 1,210 (2017) | 4.3km |
Benton | 964 (2017) | 8.2km |
Scales Mound | 378 (2017) | 9.8km |
Hazel Green | 1,247 (2017) | 13.0km |
Cuba City | 2,055 (2017) | 13.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
170343
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:170343:9
GUID (UUID V4):
4d717381-168d-41cd-97e4-388ea8108a8f
This zinc-lead mine worked between 1937 and 1941. Ore was mostly in pitch and flat structures in the Ordovician carbonate rocks of the Decorah and Galena Formations.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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 | |
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C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10086221 |
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