Highland Mine (Drybone Hollow; Franklin; Old Jack; North Lewis; Kennedy; Kennedy Drybone), Highland area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 2' 59'' North , 90° 22' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Highland | 843 (2017) | 0.8km |
Cobb | 463 (2017) | 9.8km |
Montfort | 702 (2017) | 10.0km |
Edmund | 173 (2017) | 12.6km |
Castle Rock | 255 (2017) | 13.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
169826
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:169826:1
GUID (UUID V4):
671c80d0-da40-47d9-9369-4f4fcdd66f3f
This zinc-lead mine resulted from the merging of a number of older workings. Mining at the site started in about 1846 and continued until 1931. Ore was mostly in pitch and flat structures in the Ordovician carbonate rocks of the Decorah Formation.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
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 | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
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 | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
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 |
C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Galena | PbS |
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 Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10086181 |
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