Preston Point Level Mine, Tennyson area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Grant County, Wisconsin, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Preston Point Level Mine | Mine |
Tennyson area | Mining Area |
Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District | Mining District |
Grant County | County |
Wisconsin | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 41' 39'' North , 90° 40' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Tennyson | 350 (2017) | 1.3km |
Potosi | 678 (2017) | 3.5km |
Dickeyville | 1,039 (2017) | 9.8km |
Kieler | 497 (2017) | 13.7km |
Sherrill | 176 (2017) | 13.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
170536
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:170536:5
GUID (UUID V4):
1644f1b1-7f76-44a4-a2a3-c7d532e6107a
This was an adit cut in 1876 to help drain other mines in the area. A bit of ore was found in the carbonate rocks of the Ordovician 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 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 | 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 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 Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10086384 |
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