Blackjack Mine (Wilcox diggings), Beetown area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Grant County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Blackjack Mine (Wilcox diggings) | Mine |
Beetown area | Mining Area |
Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District | Mining District |
Grant County | County |
Wisconsin | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 46' 25'' North , 90° 51' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Cassville | 924 (2017) | 12.3km |
North Buena Vista | 113 (2017) | 12.9km |
Bloomington | 718 (2017) | 13.3km |
Lancaster | 3,778 (2017) | 14.9km |
Potosi | 678 (2017) | 15.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
51741
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51741:5
GUID (UUID V4):
07ba64ef-bfb3-4d54-9a58-94fe08200dd5
Zinc mine in SE Sec 32 T4N R4W. It first opened in 1868 and worked into the early 1900's.Ore was in veins and pitch and flat deposits in the Ordovician carbonate rocks of the Galena and Decorah formations.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
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 | |||
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β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
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 |
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)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 Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
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 Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
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