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Calcite from
Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA


Locality type:Mining Area
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Marcasite17 photos of Calcite associated with Marcasite at this locality.
Sphalerite11 photos of Calcite associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Galena10 photos of Calcite associated with Galena at this locality.
Pyrite9 photos of Calcite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Gypsum1 photo of Calcite associated with Gypsum at this locality.
Hydrozincite1 photo of Calcite associated with Hydrozincite at this locality.
Schalenblende1 photo of Calcite associated with Schalenblende at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (47 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13214
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13214:1
GUID (UUID V4):606b1014-9555-4065-9416-e77709aab203
Localities for Calcite in this Region
Andrews Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
B and C Mine (Brown and Croft mine; Brown-Croft mine), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Blain and Logan Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Calumet Mine (Calumet and Hecla Mine; C&H Mine; Shullsburg Mine; Eagle Picher), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Copeland Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Coughlin Mine (Murphy Mine), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Derocher Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Eagle-Picher Industries Shullsburg Tailing (Shullsburg Tailings; Eagle Picher Industries; Inc.), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Ernest and Myers Level, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Expansion Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Galena Level Mine (Butler Mine), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Helena-Roachdale Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Hofer Mine (Boyle Mine; Hardy Mine), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Iowa Mine (Imperial; Hoover), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
James Mine (Mullen Mine; Doyle-Harty Mine; New Harty Mine), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
James Rowe Lead Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Little Giant Mine (Drybones diggings), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Lucky Hit Mine (New Lucky Hit Mine), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Lyne Mine (Winskell No. 4 Mine), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Milwaukee-Shullsburg Mine (Rowe Mine), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Moore Level (Little Benny Mine; McPhee Level), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Mulcahy Mine (Trewartha Mine), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Mullen Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
New Harty Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
New Mulcahy Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
New Mullen Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Nip and Tuck Mine (Giles Mine), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
O'Brien Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Oakland Level Mine (Brady Mine; McFeeley Level), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Old Mulcahy Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Paquette Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Rodham Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Weiskircher Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.8km (0.5 miles) Calumet Mine (Calumet and Hecla Mine; C&H Mine; Shullsburg Mine; Eagle Picher), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) Copeland Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) B and C Mine (Brown and Croft mine; Brown-Croft mine), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) O'Brien Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) New Mulcahy Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
2.3km (1.5 miles) Coughlin Mine (Murphy Mine), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
2.3km (1.5 miles) Mulcahy Mine (Trewartha Mine), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) Old Mulcahy Mine, Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) Oakland Level Mine (Brady Mine; McFeeley Level), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) Little Giant Mine (Drybones diggings), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
.General ,qeology.·o f The U pp.er. Mississippi Valley District I ll. -1" GkOLOGICAL I SURVEY BULLETIN...BULLETIN 1015-G Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural His tory Survey, the Illinois...Resources and .General Geology of The Upper Mississippi ·Valley District By ALLEN V. HEYL, ERWIN J. LYONS...BULLETIN 1015-G Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, the Illinois...features_______ Distribution of ore deposits at the district boundaries__________ Distribution of ore deposits
Report (volume)
the Cuba City, New Diggings, and Shullsburg Quadrangles, Wisconsin and Illinois o GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...SURVEY ao Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey I OQ g ':....the Cuba City, New Diggings, and Shullsburg Quadrangles, Wisconsin and Illinois *,By *THOMAS E. MULLENS...MULLENS GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...1123-H v, 7 Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey UNITED
Report (issue)
The Geology of the Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District By ALLEN V. HEYL, Jr., ALLEN F. AGNEW...PROFESSIONAL PAPER 309 Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural Histoyy Survey, the Iowa...Cultural development and facilities related to mining Field work and acknowledgments Scope of the report...geologic work in the district Geology Stratigraphy Precambrian rocks Cambrian system Upper Cambrian series...Platteville formation Decorah formation Galena dolomite Upper Ordovician series Maquoketa shale Silurian system
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
LOCALIZATION IN THE SHULLSBURG ILLINOIS ZINC-LEAD ROBERT OF ORE AREA, WISCONSINDISTRICT R. REYNOLDS...majority of the zinc-lead orebodiesnear Shullsburg, Wisconsin are of the pitch-flat type first describedby...intruded into the Precambrianrocks underlyingthe district, but did not rise high enoughto sendout any apophysesinto...TEERE have been many geologicalstudiesmade of the Wisconsin-Illinois Zinc-LeadDistrict. Mostof thesestudieshavetreatedthe... The Upper MississippiZinc-Leaddistrictlies almostwhollywithin the unglaciatedor driftless area in S
Journal (issue)
of the Digital Collections. Pikes Peak Library District. Among other accomplishments and activities,...Clear Creek County, Colorado, and pyrite from Russell Gulch near Central City in Gilpin County, both long-dormant...of the Digital Collections, Pikes Peak Library District. (Continued on page 3) April 2022 Page April...circle of amateur mineralogists in the Philadelphia area included George Fiss, Frank Keeley, Alan Holden...all well-known collectors in the Colorado Springs area. Chris Christensen, a former high school teacher
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
TEMPERATURES OF CALCITE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DEPOSITION LEAD-ZINC A. J. ERICKSON IN THE UPPER DEPOSITS...representative specimens of calcite collectedfrom four minesin the Upper MississippiValley lead-zincdistrict...rangesof deposition (uncorrected for pressure)are: calcite II, 74ø to 51ø C; calciteIII, 62.5ø to 46.5ø C;...features of the district. Examinationof polishedsurfacesof specimens from the Upper Mis- sissippi ...theexisting paragenetm sequence. 506 TEMPERATURES OF CALCITE DEPOSITION 507 INTRODUCTION IN 1951 Baileyand
Report (volume)
of the Potosi Quadrangle, Grant County Wisconsin, and Dubuque County, Iowa En I O O 52; PH ^ O o...SURVEY BULLETIN Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey 1123-1...of the Potosi Quadrangle, Grant County Wisconsin, and Dubuque County, Iowa By JESSE W. WHITLOW and WALTER...WEST GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...BULLETIN 1123-1 Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey UNITED STATES
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Stratigraphy of the UpperMississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District, SouthwestWisconsin R. K. McLIMANS, H...Sphalerites {n the oresof the upperMississippi Valley zinc-leaddistrictexhibitcolor banding. This bandingis...certainbandsmay be correlatedmanykilometersacrossthe ore district. The color of the sphaleritebands{s relatedto...bandacrossthe district. Ore texturesand the uniformity of the sphaleritestratigraphyacrossthe district during...bedding planes been well defined. The Wisconsin-Illinois district is and inclined joints and faults. The
Report (volume)
Geology of the Belmont and Calamine Quadrangles, Wisconsin w T o w OD * S5 i Gfl PQ o H I O | « GEOLOGICAL...SURVEY BULLETIN Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey 1123-G...Quadrangles, Wisconsin By HARRY KLEMIC and WALTER S. WEST GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD...ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT GEOLO-GICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1123-G Prepared in cooperation with the ff^isconsin...Noncherty unit-------------.--------_--_---_----_ Upper Ordovician Series.__________._._._________._._.-_____
Report (volume)
Quadrangles Wisconsin GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological...the Dodgeville and Mineral Point Quadrangles Wisconsin By JOHN W. ALLINGHAM GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...BULLETIN 1123-D Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey UNITED...system..____________________________________________ Upper Cambrian series...__________________________________...and pitch-and-flat deposits in the Mineral Point area. 16. Geologic map of the Richards mine, Mineral
Report (issue)
IN THE PRAIRIE DU CHIEN GROUP OF THE WISCONSIN ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT BY THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IN 1949-1950...Alien F. Agnew Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey UNITED...... 6 Results ........... ....... 6 Crow Branch area ......... 8 Leix property. .... ....... 9 Farmiey...mine property ..... .9 James mine area ......... 11 Meekers Grove area. ....... 11 Vinegar Hill roaster...outline of main productive area of the Upper Mississippi Valley zinc -lead district and location of areas
Report (volume)
Geochemical Studies in the Southwestern Wisconsin Zinc-Lead Area GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1000-E ...GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES IN THE SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN ZINC-LEAD AREA By VANCE C. KENNEDY ABSTRACT Samples...rocks were collected in the southwestern Wisconsin zinc-lead area and analyzed for lead, zinc, and "total...might be of use in searching for ores in this mining district. Anomalously high concentrations of lead and...the search for ore in the southwestern Wisconsin zinc-lead area. INTRODUCTION This report describes the
Report (volume)
Geology of the Montfort and Linden Quadrangles Wisconsin QQ ^ o w QQ GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN ... Prepared in cooperation with the o/ Wisconsin Geological Natural History Survey i o a O w t 1123-B...Quadrangles Wisconsin By JOHN E. CARLSON GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT...DISTRICT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1123-B 4* Prepared in cooperation with the State of Wisconsin...system_________l____-_____._______._________________ Upper Cambrian series-..-------.-----.-------------------Ordovician
Report (volume)
Geology of the Rewey and Mifflin Quadrangles, Wisconsin OQ a cb 525 « M EH fe O I w GEOLOGICAL ...SURVEY BULLETIN Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey 1123-F...Quadrangles, Wisconsin By ALFRED R. TAYLOR GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT...DISTRICT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1123-F Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological...-..--- ----------Noncherty upper unit______________________________ Upper Ordovician Series___-_-___
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DEPOSITS 1235 lite (80). Other primarymineralsare calcite,barite,and gypsum,which is rare. Althoughfew of...Wyoming(33) and the Gas Hills District,Wyoming (88). In the AmbrosiaLake District, New Mexico,the primaryore...epigeneticorigin of the uraniumoresof the Blind River Area, Ontario, they are found in Huronianconglomerate...INDIGENOUS ROCK OPENINGS ABOVE AN UNCONFORNiITY District or mine Capitol Reef, Utah Elk Ridge, Utah...principalganguemineral is barite, but quartz, pyrite, calcite,and fluorite are also present. The bulk of the
Report (volume)
,Geology of Parts of The Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District GEOLOGICAL SURVEY This volume...Geology of the Montfort and Linden quadrangles, Wisconsin, by John E. Carlson_________________________________...Geology of the Dubuque North quadrangle, lowa-Wisconsin-Illinois, by Jesse W. Whitlow and C. Ervin Brown...the Dodgeville and Mineral Point quadrangles, Wisconsin, by John W. Allingham_________________________...quadrangle, Wisconsin, by Alien F. Agnew_ 245 (F) Geology of the Rewey and Mifflin quadrangles, Wisconsin, by
Report (issue)
drilling data of the Sinsinawa River, area, Grant County, Wisconsin 1^' ,.;$ -*-lingham, A. EiT J. and...nomenclature. Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Geologic...drilling data of the Sinsinawa River area, Grant County, Wisconsin J. W. Allinghan, A. E. Flint, zmd A...drilling data of the Sinsinawa River area, Grant County, Wisconsin, are now available for examination....drilling in this area are part of the cooperative investigations of the zinc-lead district "by the Geological
Book
of many people, including colleagues, teachers, mining company and museum staff, but mostly that of research...metals, notably steel, iron and copper used during mining and milling, are introduced into mine concentrates...flame-like exsolution bodies along a fracture. Dark grey area (bottom right) is silicate, black areas are polishing...crystals cannot be identified at this magnification. Calcite (dark grey) is the main gangue. Compare with Plate...important Critical Zone which is divided into “an upper anorthosite subzone and lower pyroxenitic one. Chromitite
Journal (issue)
Reviewers Martin Schoonen, Stony Brook University, USA Terry Seward, Victoria University of Wellington,... . . . . . . . 55 6.1 The Upper Mississippi Valley District (UMVT) . . . . . . . . ....Deike Building, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA GEOCHEMICAL PERSPECTIVES | H U B E R T L . B A R...temperature and pressure ore deposits, the Mississippi Valley type zinc-lead ores. The extensive database...database for those in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin made that district ideal as a model. There, the ore-depositing
Report (volume)
of Science A. I. M. E___ American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers Acad_ _______ Academy...fm________ franc. ___---_ front__--__Ft___..-- Company, County Collections Colorado Commission,Committee Communications...development diagram, etc. Direcci6n Dissertation district distribution Division Doctoral, Document Doctoral...Mimeographed Mining Minnesota mineral resources Mineralogic, etc. Miscellaneous Mississippi Missouri Monograph...Wis____-____Wyo__.______ west Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Zool-________ Zoological, etc. SERIALS
Report (volume)
elementary geology Rock ·descriptions Entries Subject, area, or individual Individual names Listed by name of...information indexed Area listing of all formation tables and sections Area Area; some sketch maps included...organizations or geological investigations Subject or area Area; also includes articles discussing origin of minerals...minerals or ores Mineral name listing Area; includes- more than one mineral; not.".indexed to individual... Jr. Minnesota, Fillmore County: Pederson, C. A. New Jersey, Dover district, magnetite: Sims, P. K.,
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cm, from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department, Colombia. Gail & Jim Spann...cm, from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Zach Goodman collection;...twin, 5.5 cm, from the Amo tin deposit, Ximeng County, Yunnan, China. Wally Mann collection; Joe Budd...2.2 cm, from the Pulsifer quarry, Androscoggin County, Maine. Kyle Kevorkian collection; Jordan Root...(“the MAD Group”), formed in 1979, and the Houston Area Mineralogical Society (“the HAMS Group”), formed
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stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting
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L., 4. Gilbert H., 10. Colorado, South Silverton area: Expanding horizons: Lay, R. L.,L Geophysicist in...the future: Just, E. ing: Burwell, E. B., Jr., 4. Mining geology, retrospect and Index fossils: Stephenson...Forresgeologic processes: Perry, ter, J. D., 3. T. G., 3. Mississippi River and Gulf Industrial minerals: Gillson,... Landform interpretation, stereoSearch for new mining districts: Nolan, T. B., 1. pairs: Powers, W. E...Reading: Military Service Pub. Co. Texas, Tordilla Hill area, color: Shale nomenclature: Clark, T. H. ,6. South
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