Graphite mine, Portage Co., Wisconsin, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Graphite mine | Mine |
| Portage Co. | County |
| Wisconsin | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 36' 28'' North , 89° 45' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Junction City | 431 (2017) | 1.9km |
| Milladore | 275 (2017) | 7.0km |
| Sherry | 800 (2017) | 12.1km |
| Rudolph | 432 (2017) | 12.8km |
| Knowlton | 120 (2017) | 13.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Heart of Wisconsin Gem & Mineral Society | Marshfield & Stevens Point, Wisconsin | 35km |
A deposit of carbonaceous schist was worked for a poor grade of graphite in the early 1900's. The product was apparently mixed with materials mined from a ferruginous schist a few miles away to make various paints. The location given is "one mile north of Junction City on County Road G", but traces of the long-abandoned workings have been obliterated.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: R&M 73:11-12 pp 378-399 Wisconsin Mineral Locality Index |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C Reference: http://wgnhs.uwex.edu/minerals/graphite/ |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: http://wgnhs.uwex.edu/minerals/graphite/ |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Cordua, W. (1998) Minerals of Wisconsin: Rocks and Minerals: 73 (6): 378 - 399
Crowns, Byron (1976) Wisconsin through 5 billion years of change: Wisconsin Earth Science Center, 318 p.
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