Beetown Mine, Beetown area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Grant County, Wisconsin, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Beetown Mine | Mine |
Beetown 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° North , 90° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~9km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
51740
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51740:6
GUID (UUID V4):
59efbda4-8c71-4126-a20c-d98569011d63
A small zinc mine in the carbonate rocks of the Ordovician Decorah Formation in Sec 26 T4N R5W. It was open-end in 1856 and worked on and off until about 1906.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
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