Milwaukee-Shullsburg Mine (Rowe Mine), Shullsburg area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Milwaukee-Shullsburg Mine (Rowe Mine) | Mine |
Shullsburg area | Mining Area |
Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District | Mining District |
Lafayette County | County |
Wisconsin | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 37' 3'' North , 90° 11' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Shullsburg | 1,210 (2017) | 6.0km |
Darlington | 2,405 (2017) | 9.3km |
Gratiot | 237 (2017) | 14.2km |
Apple River | 356 (2017) | 14.5km |
Benton | 964 (2017) | 16.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Badger Lapidary & Geological Society, Inc. | Monroe, Wisconsin | 45km |
Mindat Locality ID:
170277
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:170277:7
GUID (UUID V4):
8714b752-bd76-4b2f-9412-274a52843406
This zinc-lead mine worked between 1917 and 1918 and then was reopened briefly in 1945. Ore was mostly in gash veins in the Ordovician carbonate rocks of the Galena 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 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10111340 |
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