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Calamine-Truman-Darlington area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° North , 90° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~10km
GRN:
N29W48
Type:
Mining Area
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
51784
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51784:0
GUID (UUID V4):
ea51af70-9e77-481b-a443-5878ee15bfbf


A group of widely spaced lead-zinc mines, notable for the quantity of smithsonite ("calamine") developed. Mineralization was in the carbonate rocks of the Ordovician Galena, Decorah and Platteville Formations. Modern quarries may from time to time expose similar deposits to those mined nearby.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

40 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
β“˜ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Goslarite
Formula: ZnSO4 · 7H2O
β“˜ Greenockite
Formula: CdS
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
β“˜ Honessite
Formula: (Ni1-xFe3+x)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O
β“˜ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Millerite
Formula: NiS
β“˜ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ RomanΓ¨chite
Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
β“˜ Safflorite
Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2
β“˜ Sauconite
Formula: Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
β“˜ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Sulphur
Formula: S8

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
β“˜Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
β“˜Millerite2.CC.20NiS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Safflorite2.EB.15a(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
β“˜Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜RomanΓ¨chite4.DK.10(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
β“˜Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 Β· 7H2O
β“˜Goslarite7.CB.40ZnSO4 Β· 7H2O
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Honessite7.DD.35(Ni1-xFe3+x)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 Β· nH2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Fluorapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite		8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
β“˜8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Sauconite9.EC.45Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· 4H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Hβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ Honessite(Ni1-xFex3+)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ RomanΓ¨chite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Hβ“˜ SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Oβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ Honessite(Ni1-xFex3+)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RomanΓ¨chite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Oβ“˜ SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naβ“˜ SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mgβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Sβ“˜ GreenockiteCdS
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ Honessite(Ni1-xFex3+)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ SulphurS8
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ AragoniteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ RomanΓ¨chite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ Honessite(Ni1-xFex3+)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Coβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Coβ“˜ Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Honessite(Ni1-xFex3+)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O
Niβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Niβ“˜ Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znβ“˜ GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Znβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znβ“˜ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znβ“˜ SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Znβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asβ“˜ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asβ“˜ Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
CdCadmium
Cdβ“˜ GreenockiteCdS
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Baβ“˜ RomanΓ¨chite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

Heyl, A., Agnew, A., Lyons, E. & Behre C. JR, (1959), The geology of Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 309, 310 p.
Heyl, A., A. F. Agnew, E. J. Lyons & C.H. Behre Jr. (1959), The geology of Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 309,251-252.
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