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Marcasite from
Blackstone Mine, New Diggings area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite22 photos of Marcasite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Sphalerite15 photos of Marcasite associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Galena12 photos of Marcasite associated with Galena at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blackstone Mine, New Diggings area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49531
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49531:4
GUID (UUID V4):590b5d14-cb1a-4630-b41e-9a0a2edaadfe
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
0.6km (0.4 miles) Monroe Mine (Longhorn Mine; Little Joe Mine), New Diggings area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) Penna Benton Mine (Penna-Benton and Expansion Mines), New Diggings area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) Fields Upper Run Mine (Upper Run Mine), New Diggings area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) Champion and Eureka Mine, New Diggings area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) Indian Mound Mine (Murphy Mine), New Diggings area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) Sally Waters Mine (Monarch Mine), New Diggings area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) Meloy Mine (Meloy and Robson Mines), New Diggings area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) Jack of Diamonds Mine, New Diggings area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) New Occidental Mine, Hazel Green area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) Crawhall Mine (Crowhill; Crowhall; Crawhill), New Diggings area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
References
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Report (volume)
Geology of the Cuba City, New Diggings, and Shullsburg Quadrangles, Wisconsin and Illinois o GEOLOGICAL...SURVEY ao Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey I OQ g... Geology of the Cuba City, New Diggings, and Shullsburg Quadrangles, Wisconsin and Illinois *,By *THOMAS...MULLENS GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...1123-H v, 7 Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey UNITED
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sciences University of Wisconsin-River Falls 410 South Third Street River Falls, Wisconsin 54022 his is Wisconsin’s... breweries, bratwurst, and Packers football, Wisconsin also has a diverse geology and a history rich...settlement was initially spurred by the lead-zinc mining in its southwest comer, a heritage preserved by...forgotten, abandoned, and overgrown. In this respect, Wisconsin represents a frontier state for the mineral collector...high-quality minerals from several new localities, including the Flambeau copper mine near Ladysmith (Rosemeyer
Report (issue)
The Geology of the Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District By ALLEN V. HEYL, Jr., ALLEN F. AGNEW...PROFESSIONAL PAPER 309 Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural Histoyy Survey, the Iowa...Cultural development and facilities related to mining Field work and acknowledgments Scope of the report...geologic work in the district Geology Stratigraphy Precambrian rocks Cambrian system Upper Cambrian series...Platteville formation Decorah formation Galena dolomite Upper Ordovician series Maquoketa shale Silurian system
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
OF CALCITE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DEPOSITION LEAD-ZINC A. J. ERICKSON IN THE UPPER DEPOSITS JR...Results:Temperly-Thompson Mine ...................................... 516 Results: Blackstone Mine ...............Calumet and Hecla Mine ....................................... 518 520 Results:Gray Mine ................specimens of calcite collectedfrom four minesin the Upper MississippiValley lead-zincdistrict weredeterminedby...features of the district. Examinationof polishedsurfacesof specimens from the Upper Mis- sissippi
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sediments in the Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District Near Shullsburg, Wisconsin RICHARD A. ZIMMERMANN...have been studied include the Blackstone, Temperley, and Teasdale mines. Most of the observations were... Die untersuchten Lagerstfitten umfassen die Blackstone, die Temperley und die Teasdale Grube. Das Gewicht...studied in the Upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district lie south of Shullsburg, Wisconsin in the southern...part of the district. They include the Blackstone mine (Sec. 28, T1N, R2E, N e w Diggings Qua&), Temperley
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from the American Midwest Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee C alcite is ubiquitous...Calcite crystals are classic components of Mississippi Valley–type (MVT) deposits, frequent occupants of...that host the well-known copper mines and iron deposits of the upper Midwest. No other region on the...interconnected Elmwood/Cumberland/Gordonsville mines in the Central COLOR SPONSORS for the Connoisseur’s...Society. 46 ROCKS & MINERALS Tennessee Lead-Zinc district as our Connoisseur’s Choice; this locality is
Report (issue)
SSI no. 38 The Upper Mississippi Valley Lead-Zinc District Revisited: Mining History, Geology, Reclamation...Environmental Issues Thirty Years after the Last Mine Closed Guidebook for the 2009 Meeting of the...2009 Bruce A. Brown Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Madison, Wisconsin Thomas C. Hunt...Hunt University of Wisconsin-Platteville David M. Johnson Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Daniel...Daniel D. Reid Wisconsin Department of Transportation ILUtiOiS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UBRARY Guidebook
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fractionationof Sulfur IsotopesDuring Ore Deposition in the Upper MississippiValley Zinc-LeadDistrict1 DARRELL M...and marcasite from four depositsin the Upper MississippiValley zinc-leaddistrict. This district was chosenbecause(1)...sphalerite (11.4•o to 15.9•o). The • valuesfor marcasite,in ore of the main stage,are nearly the sameas...processin the Upper Mississippi Valley siderable rangeof values. The range,in manyin- zinc-lead district. stances...et al., 1969; Stanton Ores from the Upper MississippiValley district andRafter,1966;Tatsumi,1965. This
Report (issue)
.General ,qeology.·o f The U pp.er. Mississippi Valley District I ll. -1" GkOLOGICAL I SURVEY BULLETIN...BULLETIN 1015-G Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural His tory Survey, the Illinois...Resources and .General Geology of The Upper Mississippi ·Valley District By ALLEN V. HEYL, ERWIN J. LYONS...BULLETIN 1015-G Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, the Illinois...features_______ Distribution of ore deposits at the district boundaries__________ Distribution of ore deposits
Book
SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN EDITED BY JOSEPH SCHAFER SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SOCIETY THE WISCONSIN LEAD REGION...REGION WISCONSIN DOMESDAY BOOK GENERAL STUDIES VOLUME III The Wisconsin Lead Region BY JOSEPH SCHAFER...SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN MADISON, 1932 COPYRIGHT, 1932, BY THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN THE ANTES...EVANSVILLE, WISCONSIN FOREWORD The present volume is the third in the General series of the Wisconsin Domesday...being the author’s Agriculture in Wisconsin, the second his Four Wisconsin Counties, Prairie and Forest.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
lapidary materials THE Geologic History of WISCONSIN GEOLOGICAL EVENTS THAT OCCURRED T H O U S A N...in geologic history. The geologic history of Wisconsin, as recorded in the rocks, spans some 3,000 million...years. Over this immense span of time, the area we call Wisconsin has experienced a wide variety of geological...Rocks of this age are extensively exposed in Wisconsin, and therefore the Precambrian con­ tains most...Geology Department University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901 part of the state. The Mesozoic
Report (issue)
including deposit name, country, local geographical area, mineralogy, gold and silver grades, tonnage, and...alphabetic list of deposit names and lists the mines and properties aggregated to represent that deposit...deposit. Table 4, part B, gives an alphabetic list of mine and properties followed by the deposit name. CHARACTERISTICS...of deposits as geologic entities, as opposed to mines, is difficult because of the erratic occurrence...the past by a number of operators. In this study, mines within 1 mile (1.6 km) of each other were aggregated
Journal (issue)
Menasha, Wisconsin, the Weis Earth Science Museum (figure 1) is part of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh...Museum of Wisconsin, and its mission is to preserve and promote the unique geologic and mining heritage...heritage of Wisconsin while underscoring the importance of earth science to society. The museum is named for...force in the museum’s creation. Dr. Weis grew up in New York, and as a child was fascinated with rocks, minerals...University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Ten years later, he moved to UW-Fox Valley where he taught geology
Report (issue)
to 42° 45' and separates Cache Valley on the west from Bear Lake Valley on the east. Its length is approximately...GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF MINERALIZED AREA. The mineral deposits of this area have been known and prospected...quartz and FIGURE 29. Map showing relation of mining prospects to Bear River Range and overthrust. The...Boulder Bonanza-Humming Bird group and the Blackstone mine, west of Paris and St. Charles, Idaho, respectively...................................... Limestone, upper Mississippian age.................... Madison limestone
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
World News en Mineral Occurrences Items on new finds are desired. Please send them in. Abbreviations:...is the county seat and is situated in about the center of the county. I do not know if this mine is still...of the dealers ; however I did not ask from what mine these were from." ARIZONA—We recently received...Sea (in southern California —chiefly in Imperial County) one of the World's great geological freaks of...its shores." ARKANSAS—The Morning Star mine, in Marion County, Ark., has furnished many handsome specimens
Report (volume)
it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...Sanford. Upon Mr. Sanford's transfer to the Bureau of Mines the work was put into the hands of Frank L. Hess...Prof. H. E. Gregory, Sheffield Scientific School, New Haven. Delaware.........Prof. B. L. Miller, Lehigh
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
World News on Mineral Occurrences Items on new finds are desired. Please send them in. Abbreviations:...mostly in small amounts. A bed near Pyriton, Clay County, Ala., was worked for copper. One was mined near...of Cleburne County at what was called Wood's copper mine and also at Smith's copper mine about a mile...mile to the northwest. Much of the mining was done in the early seventies. There was a large amount of pyrite...altered into chalcedony. "In the Martinez Lake District, which is part of the Colorado River and 37 miles
Report (issue)
National Forest in the Pryor Mountains, Carbon County, South-Central Montana by Bradley S. Van Gosen1...of the Pryor Mountains ...................... 13 Mining history .........................................the location of the Custer National Forest study area ..................... Geologic map of the Custer...the Old Glory mine .............. Photograph of the primary adit for the Swamp Frog mine .......... Photograph...liesegang-banded, silicified rocks near the Old Glory mine ............................... Photographs of cut
Report (volume)
Survey, October 9-10, 1990, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...Survey, October 9-1 0, 1990, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado I edited by Charles H. Thorman...structures and their control of gold ore at the Drum Mine, westcentral Utah, by C.J. Nutt and C.H. Thorman...Structural setting of the Chief Mining District, eastern Chief Range, Lincoln County, Nevada, by Peter D. Rowley...Nevada-Implications for oil deposits in Railroad Valley, by Karen Lund and L. Sue Beard. (J) Late Paleozoic
Report (volume)
....................................... 102 District of Columbia ............................................................................... Mississippi...................................................... New Hampshire........................................................... 190 201 New Jersey.............. New Mexico............................................................. New York. ..................................................... Wisconsin..............................................
Book (edition)
YEAR 1687"—DAVID T. DAY, CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF MINING STATISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...channels of trade, transportation and consumption, new utilizations, and recent discoveries, have, to a...most part, have been progressive. In addition to new finds of valuable deposits, many of the occurrences...has therefore seemed advisable to pre sent such new information as may bring the whole subject more nearly...and consump tion, or better and cheaper means of mining, extraction, and convey ance to market, may in
Report (volume)
all the papers bearing on a particular subject or area; second, titles of papers, many of them abbreviated...Geographical Society: Bulletin, vol. 43. New York. American Institute of Mining Engineers: Bulletin, nos. 49-60;...Transactions, vol. 41. New York. American Journal of Science, 4th ser., vols. 31, 32. New Haven, Conn. American...American Mining Congress: -Bulletin, vol. 14, nos. 1-12; Papers and Addresses, 14th Annual Session. American...vols. 29, 30; Journal, vol. 11. New York. American Naturalist, vol. 45. New York. American Philosophical
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Quartz (4.8 cm) from Middleville, Herkimer County, New York. Joel and Jason Baskin specimen. 22 ROCKS...in marl (6.7 cm) from the Ampliación a Victoria mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain. Chris and Agatha Galas...characteristic of hopper crystals from the Zapata mine, Santa Elena de Uairen, Bolivar, Venezuela. Keith...(3.4 cm) from the North Geronimo mine, Trigo Montains, LaPaz County, Arizona. Dick Morris specimen. ...tall) from Mill River, Williamsburg, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Don Windler specimen. Figure 6
Report (volume)
Bulletin nos. 26, 27; Museum Paper no. 7; County Report no. 1 (Clay County). Montgomery, Ala. Alberta, Scientific...American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers: Transactions, vols, 68-70. New York. American Journal...vols. 5-8. New Haven; Conn. American Mineralogist, vols. 8, 9. Menasha, Wis. American Mining Congress:...Museum Novitates, nos. 53-155. New York. American Naturalist, vols. 57, 58. New York. American Philosophical...Pale"ontologie, t. 12, fasc. 3-4, 13. Paris. Annales des Mines, 12th ser., t. 3-6. Paris. Annals and Magazine of
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