 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District 42 0 THE MINERALS OF ILLINOIS: Mining Districts 10 70 30 40...40 50 m. 0 10 20 30 40 SO 00 Illinois Fluorspar District Holocene and Wisconsinan J2_-~-_-_-_- C...R and DAVID L . REINERTSEN Illinois Geological Survey Champaign, Illinois 61820 M A N H A S A L W A...ROCKS AND MINERALS in western I L ) . silty, fine quartz sand. Figure 1: Simplified geologic map of surficial...(Quaternary and older) in Illinois (after Lineback, 1979, 1981). Location of Illinois mining districts shown. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sphalerite and calcite, 5 cm across, Denton mine, Hardin County. Ross Lillie specimen. +!.+!+%% 34!2+ ...chalcopyrite, and sphalerite, 12.7 cm high, Hardin County. Marv Rausch specimen. 3(%,"9 -!#/50). /5 ....3/. 0/0% (!2$). -!33!# 05,!3+) %8 !. $% 2 Illinois Mineral Locality Index 7)..%"!'/ /',% #!22/...(above). Map showing the counties in Illinois, courtesy the Illinois Geological Survey. 96*2: 405...at 19:53 09 October 2014 T he bedrock under Illinois is predominantly composed of Paleozoic sedimentary |  | | Report (volume) | | of the Potosi Quadrangle, Grant County Wisconsin, and Dubuque County, Iowa En I O O 52; PH ^ O o...of the Potosi Quadrangle, Grant County Wisconsin, and Dubuque County, Iowa By JESSE W. WHITLOW and WALTER...PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1123-1 Prepared...Dolomite Member.________________________________ Galena Dolomite._________________________________________...showing miscellaneous geologic information. Map of mine and structure in Piquette No. 2 ore body, Tennyson |  | | Book | | A View of the Past: An Introduction to Illinois Geology by Christopher J. Schuberth Volcanoes erupting...tortoises. All once dominated and graced the Illinois landscape. Illinois at one time lay in an area now covered...global changes in our continents and ocean basins . Illinois is on the move, and has been for at least 1.5...1800s, the once booming but now sleepy town of Galena, with mines scattered almost everywhere about the...fluorite, the State Mineral, occurs in southern Illinois and adjacent western Kentucky than anywhere on |  | | Report (issue) | | Ordovician Rocks in the Zinc-Lead District of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa SURVEY PROFESSIONAL Prepared...Ordovician Rocks in the Zinc-Lead District of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa By ALLEN F. AGNEW, ALLEN...limestone member, Decorah formation. _ Subdivisions of Galena dolomite ______________ Origin and application..._______________________ Stratigraphy of the mining district.___________________ Pre-Platteville rocks_...conditions of deposition_______________________ Galena dolomite._______________________________ General |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ABSTRACT Galenasfrom the Upper MississippiValley district, the Picher field, and the southwesternUnited...mineralizedarea to another; but within a given district, crystalsof cubic habit are systematicallyenrichedin...symptomaticof other factors involved in the formation of galena. Temperature is probably one of the most important...silver in octahedralor near-octahedral crystalsof galena. Similarly, Oftedal (2) has recentlyemphasizedthe...chemicalcompositionand the crystallographic propertiesof galena. These observatic•ns suggestthat a systematicvariation |  | | Report (volume) | | 1)1KP:croft ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS BY F( )—ITER BAIN WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING...lead districts of Illinois Southern Illinois district Northwestern Illinois district Historical statement...dolomite St. Peter sandstone Platteville limestone Galena limestone _ Maquoketa shale Silurian rocks. " Niagara...history Ore deposits The ores Minerals of the ores Galena Cerussite Sphalerite Smithsonite _ _ . Pyrite and...Dolomite _ _ Wad Less abundant minerals .. Paragenesis Galena or lead ores . _ Smithsonite or zinc-carbonate |  | | Report (volume) | | Diggings, and Shullsburg Quadrangles, Wisconsin and Illinois o GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ao Prepared in cooperation...Diggings, and Shullsburg Quadrangles, Wisconsin and Illinois *,By *THOMAS E. MULLENS GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF...OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1123-H v, 7 Prepared...Ion Dolomite Member.__._____________-_---__-_-.Galena Dolomite._____________________________________...Dolomite Member of Decorah Formation.._____.-____ Galena Dolomite._____--_______--______-__-__-___-____ |  | | Report (volume) | | of the Dubuque North Quadrangle Iowa-Wisconsin-Illinois "Si GEOLOGICAL 25 W 4 I s w I w i w...of the Dubuque North Quadrangle lowa-Wisconsin-Illinois By JESSE W. WHITLOW and C. ERVIN BROWN GEOLOGY...PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1123-C Prepared...___ Ion Dolomite Member..____________________. Galena Dolomite._______________________________ ___ Cherty...of the Dubuque North quadrangle, lowaWisconsin-Illinois quadrangle. Columnar section of rocks of Ordovician |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ROCK ./tLTER./tTIONS, NORTHWESTERN Zn-Pb DISTRICT, ILLINOIS Introduction below the contact. The samplesaveragedabout...consistently showpronouncedaltera- northwestern Illinois and southwestern Wisconsin. tion effectsin and...extend at least 100 feet beyond the obvious from the mine. bleachingadjacentto the ore. The stratigraphyof...to ore, in a mine near and stained surfacesand in thin sections; acid inGalena,Illinois,presenteditself...minedchemically. The d value of the (10.4) spacley Zn-Pb district has beendescribedin at leasttwo ings of both calciteand |  | | Book | | Mineral Trails Lakes States Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, by June Culp Zeitner $5.95 Gem...our knowledge and enjoyment of this great owners, mine and quarry operators and science by collecting....withdrawn because of reclamation projects in old mining areas, because new construction covers up old sites...new species of fossils have been collected in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Dow Chemical has reported...Surveys, the State Divisions of Tourism, to museums, mining companies, fee basis operators, listed guides |  | | Report (issue) | | Interior U.S. Geological Survey Proceedings of the Illinois Basin Energy and Mineral Resources Workshop by...Report 94-298 Prepared in cooperation with the Illinois Basin Consortium This report is preliminary and...Denver, CO 80225 2 Kentucky Geological Survey 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg. University of Kentucky...Survey 611 N. Walnut Grove Bloomington, IN 47405 Illinois State Geological Survey 615 E. Peabody Drive Champaign... Introduction The Illinois Basin, which covers about 110,000 square miles in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky |  | Brown, Bruce A., Hunt, Thomas C., Johnson, David M., Reid, Daniel D. (2009) The Upper Mississippi Valley lead-zinc district revisited [electronic resource] : mining history, geology, reclamation, and environmental issues thirty years after the last mine closed. Guidebook Series 38. Illinois State Geological Survey | Report (issue) | | Upper Mississippi Valley Lead-Zinc District Revisited: Mining History, Geology, Reclamation, and Environmental...Environmental Issues Thirty Years after the Last Mine Closed Guidebook for the 2009 Meeting of the...the Geological Society of America Rockford, Illinois April 2-4, 2009 Bruce A. Brown Wisconsin Geological...2009 a ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN Institute of Natural ILLINOIS STATE Resource... ©2009 University of For permissions, Illinois Illinois Board of Trustees. All rights reserved |  | | Book | | UNDERFSoT. ILLINOIS ote In ILLINOIS _ ee a . ‘ : a Bu ee! se ; a. , ve GLOLoGy UNDERFoo...reproduced or modified with permission from the Illinois State Geological Survey. Excerpts from “The Windy...Used by permission of Dutton Signet, Penguin Books USA Inc. Lines from “Mrs. Sibley” and “Serepta Mason”...Cataloging-in-Publication Wiggers, Ray. Geology underfoot in Illinois / Raymond Wiggers. Deg teu: Includes bibliographical...ISBN 0-87842-346-X (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Geology—Illinois. I. Title. QE105.W6 1997 55 /3-—-de20) 96-44732 | | | Book | | UNDERFoo IN ere Te in ILLINOIS GEUNDERFoo OLOGY in ILLINOIS Raymond Wiggers 1997 Mountain...reproduced or modified with permission from the Illinois State Geological Survey. Excerpts from “The Windy...Used by permission of Dutton Signet, Penguin Books USA Inc. Lines from “Mrs. Sibley” and “Serepta Mason”...Cataloging-in-Publication Geology underfoot in Illinois / Raymond Wiggers. p. cm. Includes bibliographical...ISBN 0-87842-346-X (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Geology—Illinois. I. Title. QE105.W6 1997 §57./3—_de20 96-44732 |  | | Journal (issue) | | small black micro crystals of manganbabingtonite, quartz, calcite, datolite, and inesite (identity confirmed)...(8 cm) tall, and J5/g inches (4 cm) thick. The quartz from here can also be nice; I had one large clear...by a quantity of glistening '·Herkimer diamonds" quartz crystals, in which she specializes. Most of them...France. Also, he had small trays holding small clear quartz crystals, one tray with pale green inclusions of...stibnites from a new Nevada locality, the Murray Mine, not the old Manhattan, but he had only three specimens |  | | Report (volume) | | central Kentucky mineral district ____________ _ 3. Sketch of Faircloth mine adit showing location of...sphalerites from the central Kentucky mineral district showing distribution by zone and stage of mineral...limestone samples from the Faircloth vein, Woodford County, Ky _. 5. Mercury content of limestone wallrock...wallrock from the Hoover vein, shaft 1, Cannon County, Tenn _____ 6. Mercury content of a wallrock suite along... B. Strow in a freshly dug basement in Kanawha County, W. Va. Subsequent examination by the U.S. Bureau |  | | Report (issue) | | Geology of the Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District By ALLEN V. HEYL, Jr., ALLEN F. AGNEW, ERWIN J...Histoyy Survey, the Iowa Geological Survey, and the Illinois State Geological Survey UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...Cultural development and facilities related to mining Field work and acknowledgments Scope of the report...report Previous geologic work in the district Geology Stratigraphy Precambrian rocks Cambrian system Upper...sandstone Platteville formation Decorah formation Galena dolomite Upper Ordovician series Maquoketa shale |  | | Report (issue) | | decide whether a certain metalliferous deposit or district should be included or not. The problem was also...other forms) since 1935 is reviewed. New sulfur mining and recovery projects in the United States and...chemical properties of sulfur, the geology and mining operations of the salt-dome sulfur deposits, the...sulfur by superheated water through wells at Sulphur mine, Louisiana, are fully detailed. Exploration and...Swager, W. L. , and Sullivan, J. D. , 1951, Sulphur: Mining Engineering, vol. 3. , pp. 403409. The history |  | | Report (volume) | | it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution, such as quartz and calcite...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...Georgia..........Dr. S. W. McCallie, Atlanta. Illinois...........Mr. F. W. DeWolf, Urbana. Indiana.....See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found |  | | Report (volume) | | Parts of The Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District GEOLOGICAL SURVEY This volume was published...Geology of the Dubuque South quadrangle, Iowa-Illinois, by C. Ervin page Brown and Jesse W. Whitlow ______...of the Dubuque North quadrangle, lowa-Wisconsin-Illinois, by Jesse W. Whitlow and C. Ervin Brown 1391 (D)...and Illinois, by Thomas E. Mullens__ ____ _ _ (I) Geology of the Potosi quadrangle, Grant County, Wisconsin...Wisconsin, and Dubuque County, Iowa, by Jesse W. Whitlow and Walter S. West- 437 361 53& 1 M H H |  | | Report (volume) | | PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1123-B 4* Prepared...Ion dolomite member._______-.____.._---_._--_____ Galena dolomite____________-__-____-___.-.--_____-_. Cherty...Noncherty unit__-----_----------_--_------_------Post-Galena deposits----------------------------------Stru...Origin of the ore___.._______--._________.__--__.--. Mining history and production._________________________________... HI IV CONTENTS Mineral deposits Continued Mining history and production Continued Potential pro |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cover Photographs January/February: Galena, Tri-State district, Kansas. Smithsonian Institution specimen;...specimen; Chip Clark photo. March/April: Quartz, Middleville, Herkimer County, New York. John C. Medici specimen...Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia. Ronald E. Bentley specimen and photo. July/August: Quartz, H. deLinde No...No. 4 mine, High Peak, Montgomery County, Arkansas. Private collection; Ronald E. Bentley photo. September/October:...September/October: Barite, Otero County, Colorado. Dan and Dianne Kile specimen; John Muntyan photo. November/December: |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Investigation of Gilley Fluorspar Deposits in Cherokee County, Alabama, by James F. O'Neill. It is interesting... 50 miles northeast of Birmingham, in Cherokee County, located in West 1/2, West V2 of Section 16, Township...fluoresces blue (through the quartz) under the Mineralight; in addition the quartz crystal has a colorless...crystal'ized cinnabar which comes from the Culver-Baer mine, Sonoma Co., Calif. Colorado—An interesting article...Mich.) The Micanite pegmatite district lies across the Park-Fremont County line in south-central Co'crado |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | black botryoidal hematite from a working strip iron mine at Brookwood, Tuscaloosa Co., Ala. ALASKA—Some of...PHANTOMS. Number 4271, of my collection of Arkansas quartz, is a small xl, 3 / 8 " in diameter and only 1...Brooklyn mine and adjacent prospects in the Red Mountain range near Silverton, San Juan County, Colo.,...fishing country."—note on label with the specimen. ILLINOIS—"Here are some notes for World News. "Last July...Science Club of Northern Illinois to Buffalo State Park in central LaSalle County, 111. We found many sam115 |
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