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Calcite from
Ben Hur Mine, Mineral Point area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ben Hur Mine, Mineral Point area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:505398
Long-form Identifier:1:3:505398:8
GUID (UUID V4):a03789cd-b6bf-4dfb-9a51-42d24c37c6cd
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘMerry Christmas Mine, Mineral Point area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘHarris Mine, Mineral Point area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘMineral Point area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘChief of Police Mine, Mineral Point area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBeach Copper Mine, Mineral Point copper deposits, Mineral Point area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘPenitentiary Mine (Black Jack Mine), Mineral Point area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘHoare Mine, Mineral Point area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘLiverpool Mine (Ross Mine; Harrison Ranges), Mineral Point area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘTripoli Mine, Mineral Point area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘHazel Patch Mine, Mineral Point area, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
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America's Oldest An extensive line of mineral, Mineral specimens Supplies and Ward's rock, and.......-.........0.c0c00e000.0222 $1.00 Ward's Mineral Specimen Catalog, with listings of popular collections... $2 a Year 3 Un Vol. 10, No. 5 Pap by Ben Hur Wilson “Trends,” Commentary, Letters Four GLorious...DopcGe, Iowa by C. 8. Gwynne An authoritative and interesting account by “Mr. Geology,’ of Iowa State College...Address Box 1357, Chicago 90, Illinois. © Eprrep By Ben Hur Wilson, 406 Grover St., Joliet, Illinois; Managing
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insurance and handling | East of Mississippi .50-—West of Mississippi $1.00 | | } se check or money order...interesting subject. 221 MINERALS OF THE CHICAGO AREA Tomasz J. Turley Much research has gone into this...STAFF 1960 205 REVIEWS—See of Mineralogical BEN HUR WILSON Editor in Chief WILLIAM H. ALLAWAY Associate...request consideration should be forsent edito Ben Hur Wilson, 406 Grover St., Joliet, Illinois The Earth...down into is a sions suc! is eference minerals, mineral ores, gem minerals, ystals, rock forming minerals
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Jonesville District Lee County, Virginia GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 990 GEOLOGY AND OIL RESOURCES...RESOURCES OF THE JONESVILLE DISTRICT, LEE COUNTY, VIRGINIA By EALPI-I L. MILLER and WILLIAM P. BKOSGE ABSTRACT...ABSTRACT The Jonesville district is in central Lee County in the extreme southwest corner of Virginia. It...It includes an area that is 25 miles long from northeast to southwest and averages 6 miles in width....Most of the district lies within a broad lowland named the Powell Valley, but the district includes Wallen
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the minerals you discover. Show your fluorescent mineral collection to your NOT A DO-IT-YOURSELF KIT friends...Address Box 1357, Chicago 90, Illinois. Âź EDITED by Ben Hur Wilson, 406 Grover St., Joliet, Illinois: Associate...consideration should be sent to the Editor in Chief, Ben Hur Wilson, 406 Grover St., Joliet, Hlinois. The Earth...1 ATTENTION, THE AND ROCKHOUNDS MICHIGAN MINERAL GEM gh SOCIETY FIRST MIDWEST Y 2 =at presents...tunity of his lifetime But why further belabor the point, as _the noral | Must }De plain t all of us. If
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the minerals you discover. Show your fluorescent mineral collection to your NOT A DO-IT-YOURSELF KIT friends...cave man wear pearls—we wonder. 174 MISSISSIPPI RIVER PEARLS Ben Hur Wilson Excellent pearls are also found...Frank L. Fleener An expert explains this striking mineral property in language al/ may understand by many...these are appreciated readers. of Mineralogical BEN HUR WILSON Editor in Chief WILLIAM H. ALLAWAY Associate...the Choice of the BEST Mineral, rock and fossil collections—Mineral, rock and fossil specimens —Aids
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1 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF REPrr.BLIC MINING DISTRICT By JOSEPH B. fillPLEBY OLYMPIA, WASB. : E... . . . ‱ . . . . . . . ‱ . ‱ . 32 History of mining development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....wall rock.............................. Placer mining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...DESOBXPTION Oli' PRINCIPAL MINES........ New Republic mine.......................................... Location... . . . . . Ben Hur mine............................................... Morning Glory mine. . . . . .
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in the Wilmington-Coal City-Braidwood strip mining area of Northern Illinois, the outstanding region...ary Event, Book Reviews, Authors, etc. MIDWEST MINERAL CLUB NEWS Some Recommended Readings by our PENNSYLVANIA...DETERMINING Argonne October, Socteties the Ben Hur Wilson 20 by Earl D. Cornwell British Geological...request. Address Box 1357, Chicago 90, Illinois by Ben Hur W j Grov St., Joliet, Illinois; Associate Editor...of the famous Its 350 or more pages Mazon Creek area. record an outstanding piece of research work not
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Address Box 1357, Chicago 90, Illinoi * eEpITED by Ben Hur Wilson, 406 Grov St., Joliet, Illinois; Associate...consideration should be sent to the Editor in Chief, Ben Hur Wilson, 406 Grover St., Joliet, Illinois. The Earth...Carbide but of course ar obtain one with i melt point low lore xpensi ) nouvh that the heat generated...and to deter Cerium Oxide, Linde ““A’’, Rouge and mine the proper ratio of bond and grit Jade Grits (blend...ISEIES why not spend a k nt of money for a few good mineral f f itting material, which will ippreciated and
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are greatly surprised to learn it is also a great mining state MAN-MADE DIAMONDs by Herbert D. Nichols...repre sentative mineral specimens tor Johnny. Your good friend might appreciate a good mineral book, or some...magazine on the reading tabl of every library in their county. Really now, what could be finer Then there always...Address Box 1357, Chicago 90, Illinois @ EDITED BY Ben Hur Wilson, 406 Grover St., Joliet, Illinois; Managing...consideration should be sent to the Editor in Chief, Ben Hur Wilson. 406 Grover St., Joliet, Illinois. © CHARTER
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Tiger Eye #TN-150 @ le | FastPost bendingof Mississippi $1.00 ipl and .50—West | Ex money order Nar |peivene...as this REMARKS AT GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY Dr. Ben Hur Wilson Our editor gives his impressions of the...uneasy world. William D. Kelly KONA DOLOMITE A mineral which may contain some of the world's oldest fossil...entire country of Mineralogical Societies. STAFF BEN HUR WILSON Editor in Chief MRS. BERNICE REXIN Associate...considered upon ten request. Communications =. on torial Ben Hurconsideration Wilson, 406 should Grover »beStPublishing
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great advantage to be able to see and examine mineral specimens before buying them. Do not feel however...747 MINERALS OF THE FREDERICKTOWN, MISSOURI, MINING DISTRICT By Albert L . Kid111eli ..................................................... 760 HERKIM ER COUNTY ''DIAMONDS'' ·································.............................. 767 A MOUNTAIN OF CALCITE IN CALIFORNIA. By T. 0 . L. ··················...GIVE YOUR SUP.PORT TO THE NATION~L FEDERATION OF MINERAL CLUBS J\ movement is now afoot to perfect c;ome
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741 THESJARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA WITH A NOTE ON THE CHARLESTON DISTRICT BY FRANK C. SCHRADER...features __ __ Great Basin province. Snake River valley 1 _ _ Jarbidge Mountains _ Geology Sedimentary...___ Age of the volcanic rocks__-_________ _____ Mineral deposits _________________________________ Occurrence...mine_______________________________ Alpha mine _______________________________ Starlight mine ______________________________...______ Legitimate mine _____________________________ Flaxie mine ________________________________ 1
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rights reserved. CRADLE OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY by Ben Hur Wilson Here is the amazing story of a three-hundred...thousands of hobbyists, in scale model making BEN Hur WILson, Editor EDELSTEINE UND PERLEN Prof. Dr...Address Box 1357, Chicago 90, Illinois. @ EprrED By Ben Hur Wilson, 106 Grover St., Joliet, Hlinois; Managing...consideration should be sent to the Editor in Chief, Ben Hur Wilson, 406 Grover St., Joliet, Illinois. Official...Saugus, 1954 Vol. 7, No. 9 Cradle of by BEN American Hur THREE CENTURIES AGO a group of industrious
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November meeting. The subjects studied have included Calcite, Bauxite, Fern Fossils and Clean Streams. A special...only in a limited area in Wisconsin and along the Mississippi bluffs in northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota...all about will unfold in your mind Beyond this point it will be up to you. If you will read, ask questions...Fair Grounds. The host club will be the MINNESOTA MINERAL CLUB, and very fine ar rangements have been made...something that you will never forget From the Wisconsin Geological Society comes the news that one of
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the minerals you discover. Show your fluorescent mineral collection to your NOT A DO-IT-YOURSELF KIT friends...and handling | BLACK LIGHT East of Mississippi .50 We st of Mississippi $1.00 | Er ye check or money orde...interestingly upon this timely subject. Societies. STAFF BEN HUR WILSON Editor in Chief WILLIAM H. ALLAWAY Associate...sometimes presents a problem 139 THE NOVACEAN THEORY Ben Hur Wilson Our editor presents one of his perennial...its construction, and all states west of the Mississippi are made from stones native to each. More than
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NUMBER IS SY 6-6423 MEMBER: American Gem and Mineral Suppliers Association GRIEGER'S 1633 EAST WALNUT...Elmer in AUDITORIUM Wisconsin and 26, 1954 Society SOCIETY R. Wurl, of WISCONSIN President HURRAH...General East Pleasant, Milwaukee Chairman 2, Wisconsin Kuhm Publicity Chairman Program Chairman... :30 Mineral Section Meeting—John C. Thornton................ Room A “Nevada and Its Mineral Resources’—S...Federation Delegates in Kilbourn Walker Hall. Wisconsin June 27, B 1954 Parks Held Hotel L. Fleener
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not believe that there is anything printed in mineral literature that is nearly as complete or as informative...want to know in regard to the mineral and lapidary trade and hobby." Ben Hur Wilson, Chicago, Illinois “Please...at 80 years, must be one of the oldest existing mineral enterprises in the United States.” “THE SEVENTH...inspiration. ‘There on the fence. It’s a regular old Iowa rubber snake. Probably been hanging around here...of the West?” BLISTER HYPOTHESIS AND ORIGIN OF MINERAL DEPOSITS by C. W. Wolfe “The ‘accident’ of geochemical
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The Geology of the Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District By ALLEN V. HEYL, Jr., ALLEN F. AGNEW...cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural Histoyy Survey, the Iowa Geological Survey, and...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
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JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. HILL COMPLETE GEM & MINERAL ESTABLISHMENT Route 7, Box 400 — Salem, Ore. &d...your plans now to attend “The World’s Largest Mineral Convention”, July 16-17-18, Long Beach, California...California ~ WP 7 ‘Sd Iti.a “sg Go RDONS GEM & MINERAL SUPPLIES Dept. E — 1850 East <= << <= <_< _—_——_—...Dept Rare and Fine Quality Cutting Materials. Mineral Sets, New Model H Mineralight, Synthetic Boules...DIGEST from CANADA LABRADORITE “Canada’s Wonder Mineral” We always knew Labradorite was a mighty fine cutting
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Eye ance and han ng | Rosia M PP 50—West of Mississippi $1.00 Manutactured and guoranteed by BLACK LIGHT...ROCKHOUND CAN BEA SPACE SCIENTIST slenn |. Huss Mineral collectors in the field should always be on the... tesy of Mineralogical Societies. of Ciba BEN HUR WILSON Editor in Chief MRS. BERNICE REXIN Associate...field $14.95 We handle a complete line of Victor Valley and other lapidary equipment. Plus supplies, findings...Midwe rteen having been recovered n tne tate of Wisconsin alone In case f doubt call on the advice of an
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PHONE NUMBER IS SY 6-6423 VEMBER {merican Gem and Mineral Suppliers {ssociation GRIEGER'S 1633 EAST WALNUT... GLACIAL 13 THE POTHOLES IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN, by Dr. H. W. Kuhm Of the hundreds of thousands...HEALS THE SPOIL BANKS AND HIDES THE SpoiLs 4y Dr. Ben Hur Wilson ‘Gather ye fossils while ye may,” says Dr...the spoil banks of the famous Wilmington strip mine area of Northern Illinois LARGEST KNOWN MaAss OF NATIVE...to one of his millstones.) 22 GOLD GEMOLOGY MINING IN New HAMPSHIRE, 4y Mrs. Julian Wetherbee “Thar’s
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the labels.” 11 low A’s FAMOUS GEODE PARK by Ben Hur Wilson This was the author's Happy Hunting Grounds...(we hope) for ever HoLpDs A PLACE ALL ITs OWN by Ben E. ‘Mr. Fluorite’ himself tells the fascinating story...where he has helped make history with the fabulous mineral NEWS ROADSIDE WHEELER'S GHOSTS by Richard Wheeler...prayer,” and are n 1 for the officer who explored the area for the Army in 1874 and described its beauty and...yg + + whet t I g Eg tian j ‘ } “ } 2 g Li ’ Ben E. WI Kind t ( t Ma rit ill rial for t I . % I
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Editor oft La uv Journal and formerly editor of the Mineral Hobb brought to the writing of t new book the combined...s Box 1357, Chicago 90, Illinois. * EprTED by Ben Hur Wils G St. J | {;sociate Editor, William H. Allaway;...f litorial consideration should be sent to I ( Ben Hur W 106 G St., Joliet, Illinois. The Earth Science... Ward's Offers Mineral, Big You Geology the Choice rock and fossil collections—Mineral, Catalog of...and laboratory supplies. WARD’S GEOLOGY Ward's Mineral Specimen collections CATALOG No. 583 IS THE ANSWER
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found Man O' War”: Mosaic ExguisiTus by Dr. Ben Hur Wilson At the Midwest Federation Convention at...wife Betty, of the little village of Wauzeka, Wisconsin, worked together in producing what is actually...Preston was born near Puckaway Lake, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, in April, 1876. He died in Phoenix, Arizona...attended the local grade and high school of the county of his birth and then took i complete course in...business administration at the University of Wisconsin, graduating in 1906 Following graduation, he taught
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I s { IOWA ft 7 ■■‱ A * i . ;» \ P* A 7-. ■ «*"V ' r * < ‱+ ' 1 ’ T, / ‱ k’-/ 5...i S' s I . " * ‱ * «r- ‘ ; ' Geologist, Iowa Geological Survey ' .*4** =»*' I Paul*J. Horick...Jithill * v'v* l* Iowa Geolo^ica^Survey Educational Series 2 V . - -■' ( J Iowa Geological Survey...Educational Series 2 THE MINERALS OF IOWA by Paul J. Horick Geologist Iowa Geological Survey edited by Otto...STATE OF IOWA 1974 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 74-620075 Available from the Iowa Geological
 
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