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Calcite from
Okay Mine, Mifflin area mines, 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 Okay Mine, Mifflin area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:506367
Long-form Identifier:1:3:506367:3
GUID (UUID V4):f60f68e1-61de-43c1-86a9-23e59f21980e
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSlack Mine, Mifflin area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘOld Slack Mine, Mifflin area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘNew Gruno Mine, Mifflin area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘOld Gruno Mine (Miller Mine), Mifflin area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘPeacock Mine, Mifflin area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘClayton Mine, Mifflin area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘDefense Mine, Mifflin area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘLucky Six Mine, Mifflin area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘSquirrel Mine, Mifflin area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘMifflin Mine, Mifflin area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
References
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Report (volume)
Geology of the Montfort and Linden Quadrangles Wisconsin QQ ^ o w QQ GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN ... Prepared in cooperation with the o/ Wisconsin Geological Natural History Survey i o a O w t 1123-B...Quadrangles Wisconsin By JOHN E. CARLSON GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT...DISTRICT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1123-B 4* Prepared in cooperation with the State of Wisconsin...system_________l____-_____._______._________________ Upper Cambrian series-..-------.-----.-------------------Ordovician
Report (volume)
Geology of the Rewey and Mifflin Quadrangles, Wisconsin OQ a cb 525 « M EH fe O I w GEOLOGICAL...the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey 1123-F Geology of the Rewey and Mifflin Quadrangles...Quadrangles, Wisconsin By ALFRED R. TAYLOR GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT...BULLETIN 1123-F Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey UNITED...-..--- ----------Noncherty upper unit______________________________ Upper Ordovician Series___-_-___
Report (issue)
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
Report (issue)
tSae Mifflin-Cokerville area is in the -north- central part of the Wisconsin lead-zinc district, about...lead deposits jji tthis area, particularly those .in the .vicnity of Mifflin, were -among the-' largest...most extensively worked in the district, and the old Penitentiary mine was among the first -from which...1900 to. 1928 the Mifflin-Cokerville area v/as one of the most active in Wisconsin, ''and the Cokerville...group of mines included some of the largest zinc mines in the State. ^ present only- three-mines the Mew
Report (volume)
all the papers bearing on a particular subject or area; second, titles of papers, many of them, abbreviated...Geologists: Bulletin, vol. 2. American Institute of Mining Engineers: Bulletin, nos. 133-144; Transactions...14, no. 3. Boston, Mass. Arizona State Bureau of Mines: Bulletin, nos. 65, 75-93. Tucson, Ariz. Association...British Columbia, Bureau of Mines: Annual Report of the Minister of Mines for 1917. Victoria, B. C. California...nos. i-7. San Francisco, Calif. California State Mining Bureau: Bulletin, nos. 76-78, 82, S3; Preliminary
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material at the Station (specifically the area near the main post area) is, for the most part, unsuited for...territory which covers most of Yuma County, Arizona, and a small area in California."—letter dated Nov....of Diamonds is an abandoned diamond mine (the only diamond mine in the U. S.) that has been opened up...Liggett military reserjade deposits in (Monterey County) Cali- vation are some of the very few found on...into Creek are asked to write the commanding this area would be in line?—just in case. officer of Hunter
Report (volume)
vols. 3, 4, 5, nos. 1, 2. American Institute of Mining Engineers: Bulletin, nos. 145-156; Transactions... no. 1. Boston, Mass. Arizona State. Bureau of Mines: Bulletin,, nos. 94. 98-99, 104-106. Tucson, Ariz...British Columbia. Bureau of Mines: Annual Report of the Minister of Mines for 1918, 1919. Victoria, B...nos. 1-9. San Francisco, Calif. California State Mining Bureau: Bulletin, nos. 85-88; Preliminary report...15-19. Berkeley, Calif. Canada, Department of Mines, Mines Branch: Summary Report: for 1918, 1919; Bulletin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
them. reward" Realgar from the Royal Reward Mine KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON R I C H A R D M. D I L L H O F...located in the Green River gorge of south King County, Washington, has produced high-quality realgar...Arabic rahj al ghar, which means "powder of the mine." Mining History R7E T21N To Cumberland Figure 1:...1872 and are among the oldest on record in King County. How­ ever, no evidence exists of any actual production...those claims. Mining in the Pacific Northwest (Hodges, 1897), the landmark early mining reference for
Book
Environmental Earth Sciences, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA Franco Pirajno, The University of Western Australia...(4th from left; grey jacket) to the Ergani Copper Mine (Elazığ-TĂŒrkiye) in 1937. In the early years of...Kemal AtatĂŒrk, who understood the importance of mining, stated that establishment and development of a... exploration and exploitation. The development of Turkish mining in this period is related to his efforts and the...survey operating in all areas of geosciences. The mining operations in Turkey, built on a foundation laid
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took things on earth to settle down geologically. Okay. Those earliest rocks from Greenland were formed...salt—and iron pyrite tend to form perfect cubes. Calcite and gypsum tend to form lopsided, flattened cubes—rhombohedrons...Indian tribe. The Duwamish lived in the Puget Sound area in the state of Washington. In 1854 President Franklin...rigidly by the International DeBeers Consolidated Mines, Ltd., which keeps prices both high and stable....microscope, you would search within the stone for an area where crystal faces meet. In a natural stone, which
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Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Museum Toronto, Ontario Steven R. Morehead Green Valley, AZ Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann...crystal, 10.5 cm, with quartz, from the Yaogangxian mine, Hunan, China. Private collection; Jeff Scovil photo...pegmatite, recently discovered during underground mining operations at a loparite deposit in the Lovozero...intrusion, having been encountered in underground mines at Mt. Karnasurt, Mt. Kedykverpakhk and Mt. Alluaiv
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R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead Green Valley, AZ Donald R....COVER: COPPER, 8.3 cm, from the Central mine, Keweenaw County, Michigan—considered by some to be the world’s...fine minerals on DVD wilensky Fluorite, Huanzala mine, Dos de Mayo Province, Peru. Wilensky Fine Minerals...impromptu meeting around a table in the concession area during the 2005 Tucson Show, to see how the idea...DONORS—Publication Expenses Gus & Sue Eifler Sandor Fuss Houston Area Mineral Society Rudolph Kluiber Rob Lavinsky, the
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KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA ‱ Tel: +1 949 494 5155 ‱ Email: info@kristalle.com...only): $139/one year (Canada) $231/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $325 for one year Subscription...Brucker (2022) SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Houston Area Mineral Society (HAMS) (2009–2022) Mineral Association...Society, supported gem and mineral shows around the county as a museum exhibitor and speaker, and served on...company, Phoenix Mineral & Mining Associates, Inc., and mined opal at Virgin Valley, Nevada for two summers
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Geological Concepts on the Topic of Ancient Mining .................................................They are located in Anatolia (Turkey), California (USA), Central Andes (South America) and Tibet (Central...of boron, with major supplies coming from Turkey, USA and Argentina. Colemanite is the main calcium borate...hydroboracite are present in west Anatolia, Death Valley, California, and Sijes (Argentina). Quaternary...in salars (Andes) and playalakes and salt pans (USA-Tibet). Boron is a rare element in the Earth’s crust
Journal (issue)
LILLIE COLLECTION of Illinois Minerals TOM WOLFE Calcite Collection DR. ART SOREGAROLI Collecion Mindat...Day 3 we visited pegmatites in Sahatany Valley, a famous area for multi-color tourmaline, beryl and spodumene...rancieite, hollandite, cryptomelane psilomelane calcite, dolomite, siderite, aragonite, rhodochrosite,...Phosphates Halides Silicates Carbonates, especially calcite (CaCO3), are some of the most frequent minerals...volcanic agates. In many cases, coarse-grained calcite has been formed as overgrowths on quartz or chalcedony
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by R.S.W. Braithwaite Graphite from the Lead Hill mine, Ticonderoga, New Y o r k ........................uncommon lithium-mica from Coyote Peak, Humboldt County, California .....................................fascinating collections at extremely low cost. Mining memorabilia can be fun, and many types of items...pensive. Collecting books related to minerals and mining is an ac­ tive field, with items available from...making yourself a self-taught specialist in some area, perhaps silver minerals, for example. A check of
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crystal cluster, 3 cm across, from the Machacamarca mine (Viboras Vein), near Colavi, PotosĂ­ Department,...great surprise when, during the 1980s, the IcabarĂș area began yielding some extraordinary, large and sharp...last hoard of crystals they had set aside during mining; no more specimens have appeared on the market...gold specimens to 3.8 cm, from the Santa Elena district. F. John Barlow collection; Wendell Wilson photo...com) 13100 Spring St. Baldwin Park, California, USA 91706 Some personal observations, ruminations, reflections
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Florida] at 23:45 31 December 2014 Realgar Jiepaiyu Mine, Shimen, Hunan Province, China T here has been...rocks and has been identified as a product of coal-mine fires. Commonly associated minerals include orpiment...stibnite, a variety of sulfides and sulfosalts, calcite, and barite. Realgar rarely occurs in the eastern...Ryerson Hill mines at Paris, Oxford County, Maine, and the Palermo No. 1 mine, Groton County, New Hampshire...jordanite in zinc ores mined at Balmat, Edwards County, New York (Jensen 1978). It was a rare mineral
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gml@gmail.com | shop.gilmansatthecave.com ROUGH GEMS MINE-DIRECT FACETING ROUGHS & MINERAL Sapphire, Emerald...Garnel, Beryl, Zircon and so much more from our mines in Africa. FACET-CABOCHON-CRYSTALS MINERAL SPECIMENS...Moss Drive, P.O. Box 740252 Houston Texas, TX 77074 USA Tel : +1 832 641 5014 ; +234 803 715 8372 Fax : +1...Workshop or Summer Camp at our facilities. Poland Mining Camps has obtained exclusive access for our customers...News BY J I M B R AC E -TH O M P S O N ILLEGAL MINING CONTINUES Unabated in the Amazon While concerns
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were some of the words used to describe a lluorite mine in the San Andres Mountains of New Mexico. The author...location for a possible collectin_g ve~ture. The mine was determined to be the Bohrnstedt lluonte mme...for us to reach the mine. This was accomplished and we eventually reached the mine (which included a hike...crystals covered the mine area and it appeared that no one had visited the mine since the U. S. Army...Army had closed the area in the 1940s. The "mine" was really a prospect as it consisted of a trench cut through
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Metals Steve Voynick 36 Bisbee’s Rich History Of Mining (Part II) Bob Rush 28 REGULAR COLUMNS Field..................53 60 Gems and Minerals of Post Mine Closures The Maine (Part I) Popularity of Bisbee...Jocinto Neto specimen.” - Rock H. Currier Topaz Xanda Mine, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil Overall Measurements:...petriied wood. I shared this with an old friend of mine who belonged to the Shasta Gem and Mineral Society...near the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, which has a fantastic collection of minerals and
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and retrograde (epidote, chlorite, quartz, and calcite) assemblages. The garnet composition is a solid...deposits in the peninsula are base metals, and mining of Pb-Zn, Sb, and Au-Ag metals is ongoing. The...of the Sakarya and Rhodope zones, respectively (Okay and Satır, 2000a) (Figure 1b). Çamlıca metamorphics...the west of Karabiga and the northeast of Ezine (Okay et al., 1990). These metamorphics are in sharp contact... and metasiltstones in the SW of the peninsula (Okay et al., 1990). The geological units of the Sakarya
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editor@rockngem.com Deena Bak, of Diamond Mountain Mining Ltd., holds a heart-shaped Herkimer diamond found...property. Photo by Larry Michon, Diamond Mountain Mining Ltd. Design by Kari Keegan. BE PART OF THE ROCK... Sale ROUGH GEMS RAYTECH’S TUMBLE-VIBE 5 KIT MINE-DIRECT FACETING ROUGHS & MINERAL Kit includes TV-5...Garnel, Beryl, Zircon and so much more from our mines in Africa. WWW.SAMSONGEMS.COM SAMSON GEMS & INVESTMENT...Moss Drive, P.O. Box 740252 Houston Texas, TX 77074 USA Stock No. 9-1059K Sale Tel : +1 832 641 5014 ;
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Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Museum Toronto, Ontario Steven R. Morehead Green Valley, AZ Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann...Bishop copper prospect near Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Cd-bearing phosphate mineral from the Gold Quarry mine, Eureka County, Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...do a pretty fair job of photographing minerals. Okay, you won’t win any prizes for subtle lighting techniques
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below concerning— What’s New in Minerals Online Okay, the first item in the report is something I did...(spiriferminerals.com) had just a few of the stunning new calcite specimens from Malaysia whereas right now there...2021, in a giant cave, some locals discovered a calcite crystal-lined pocket a few meters long with standing...of the pocket walls covered by gleaming white calcite crystals to 10 cm long. The crystals are prisms...(never mind their environment) easily pegs them as calcite. Most of the crystal groups are “starbursts” or
 
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