Ansley Copper Mine, Mineral Point copper deposits, Mineral Point area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° North , 90° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~2km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
51759
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51759:4
GUID (UUID V4):
9636f92a-dc1e-40e7-b7b3-3ac2ac3ea935
Old copper mine worked between 1832 and about 1838, located in Sec 32 T5N R3E. Ore was in a fracture cutting the Ordovician Galena Formation that had developed a gossan and a supergene enrichment zone.
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4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
---|---|---|---|
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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 | |
---|---|---|
H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
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