The Amelia Mine is located in the NW¼, Section 34 (East Galena Township) approximately two miles southeast of Galena between the Blackjack and Rocky Hill roads. This mine, which operated for a short duration in 1957 by the Tri-State Zinc Company, was entered by way of an adit.

Deposit Model: 224: Mississippi Valley, S.E. Missouri Pb-Zn
Host Rock Unit: Decorah Formation, Cypress Sandstone
Structure: Southeast Of Wisconsin Dome And On The Gentle West Limb Of Wisconsin Arch. To The South Is Illinois Basin And To The West And Southwest Is Forest City Basin. A Few Miles South of the Zinc-Lead District Is Westward-Trending Savanna-Sabula Anticline.
Host Rock: Limestone, Dolomite
Tectonic Structure: Stable Sedimentary Platform Having Later Mild Regional Deformation Sufficient To Produce Major A

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ⓘ Lead

ⓘ Zinc

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ⓘ 'UM1995-35-SO:FePb'

4 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Limestone

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ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ 'UM1995-34-SO:Fe'

Formula: FeS₂O₃

References:

Kucha, H., Barnes, H.L. (1995): Compounds with mixed and intermediate sulfur valences in pyrite from the Amelia mine, southwest Wisconsin. Mineralium Deposita: 30: 78-8l

in: Jambor, J.L., Puziewicz, J., Roberts, A.C. (1995): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 80: 1331

ⓘ 'UM1995-35-SO:FePb'

Formula: Fe₃PbS₆O₁₄

References:

Kucha, H., Barnes, H.L. (1995): Compounds with mixed and intermediate sulfur valences in pyrite from the Amelia mine, southwest Wisconsin. Mineralium Deposita: 30: 78-8l

in: Jambor, J.L., Puziewicz, J., Roberts, A.C. (1995): New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 80: 1331

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'UM1995-34-SO:Fe'	-	FeS₂O₃
ⓘ	'UM1995-35-SO:FePb'	-	Fe₃PbS₆O₁₄

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C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ UM1995-34-SO:Fe	FeS₂O₃
O	ⓘ UM1995-35-SO:FePb	Fe₃PbS₆O₁₄
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
S	ⓘ UM1995-34-SO:Fe	FeS₂O₃
S	ⓘ UM1995-35-SO:FePb	Fe₃PbS₆O₁₄
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ UM1995-34-SO:Fe	FeS₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ UM1995-35-SO:FePb	Fe₃PbS₆O₁₄
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Pb	ⓘ UM1995-35-SO:FePb	Fe₃PbS₆O₁₄

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References

REF:Deposit:: USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1959, JO DAVIESS CO, ILL.

Deposit:: BRADBURY,J.C., 1959, ILL.ST.GEOL. SURV. R.I. 210, PLATE 1

Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1995, SPATIAL DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM/MINERAL INDUSTRY LOCATION SYSTEM (MAS/MILS): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION 12-95.

Deposit:: HEYL, A.V., AGNEW, A.F., LYONS, E.J., AND BEHRE, C.

[1]Mansberger, F., Townsend, T., Stratton, C. (1997), "The People Were Literally Crazy": The Lead and Zinc Mining Resources of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, 42.

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