Blewett Mine (Buck Hill Mine; Blewitt's Buck Hill Mine), Galena Mining District, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USAi
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Blewett Mine (Buck Hill Mine; Blewitt's Buck Hill Mine) | Mine |
Galena Mining District | Mining District |
Jo Daviess County | County |
Illinois | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 26' 2'' North , 90° 25' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Galena | 3,299 (2017) | 2.1km |
The Galena Territory | 1,058 (2017) | 8.9km |
Menominee | 249 (2017) | 11.0km |
Hazel Green | 1,247 (2017) | 11.1km |
Saint Donatus | 135 (2017) | 12.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
167785
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:167785:3
GUID (UUID V4):
1d99f67e-9d53-4d56-81af-0f0912f3d27d
Commodities (Major) - Zinc; (Minor) - Iron; (Trace) - Lead
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 224: Mississippi Valley, S.E. Missouri Pb-Zn
Host Rock Unit: Ion Member, Valmy, Guttenberg Member
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, Shale
Tectonic Structure: Stable Sedimentary Platform Having Later Mild Regional Deformation Sufficient To Produce Major A
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10086166 |
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