Slateford area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Slateford 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° 47' 7'' North , 90° 11' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
263690
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263690:3
GUID (UUID V4):
947657ee-6818-40e1-be0a-77da984dd55e
Slateford is a small village south of Mineral Point that is also surrounded with many old, mostly small, and now abandoned lead-zinc mines, prospects and "diggings". This merges to the north with the Mineral Point area.
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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 | 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 | |
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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 |
Localities in this Region
- Wisconsin
- Lafayette County
- Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District
- Lafayette County
- Wisconsin
- Lafayette County
- Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District
- Lafayette County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Great Plains DomainDomain
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