Orion Lead Mine, Upper Mississippi Valley District, Richland Co., Wisconsin, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Orion Lead Mine | Mine |
| Upper Mississippi Valley District | Mining District |
| Richland Co. | County |
| Wisconsin | State |
| USA | Country |
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 43° 13' 46'' North , 90° 23' 19'' West | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 43.22944,-90.38861 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GeoHash: | G#: 9zxtzjtjb | ||||||||||||||||||
| Locality type: | Mine | ||||||||||||||||||
| KΓΆppen climate type: | Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nearest Settlements: |
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Shaft and scattered diggings of mineralized Ordovician Prairie du Chien Group dolostone, located NE of Orion in NW NW section 28 T9N R1E. Worked in the nineteenth century, but was available for field inspection by 1970.
Regions containing this locality
| North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Heyl, A. & W. West, 1982, Outlying mineral occurrences related to the Upper Mississippi Valley Mineral District, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota, Economic Geology: 77(8):1803-1817. |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: Heyl, A. & W. West, 1982, Outlying mineral occurrences related to the Upper Mississippi Valley Mineral District, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota, Economic Geology: 77(8):1803-1817. |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Heyl, A. & W. West, 1982, Outlying mineral occurrences related to the Upper Mississippi Valley Mineral District, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota, Economic Geology: 77(8):1803-1817. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Heyl, A. & W. West, 1982, Outlying mineral occurrences related to the Upper Mississippi Valley Mineral District, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota, Economic Geology: 77(8):1803-1817. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| 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 arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| β | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| β | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| AB(XO3)2 | |||
| β | Dolomite | 14.2.1.1 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| β | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Paleozoic 251.902 - 541 Ma ID: 3187973 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 541 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Cambrian 485.4 - 541 Ma ID: 2985493 | Cambrian, undivided Age: Cambrian (485.4 - 541 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Trempealeau Formation; Tunnel City Formation; Elk Mound Formation Description: Sandstone with some dolomite and shale, undivided; includes Trempealeau, Tunnel City, and Elk Mound Formations Comments: Original map source: Cannon, W.F., Kress, T.H., Sutphin, D.M., Morey, G.B., Meints, Joyce, and Barber-Delach, Robert, 1997, Digital Geologic Map and mineral deposits of the Lake Superior Region, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan: USGS Open-File Report 97-455 (version 3, Nov. 19 Lithology: Major:{sandstone}, Minor:{dolostone,shale} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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