Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District, USAi
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| Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District | Mining District |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° North , 90° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~66km
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Upper Mississippi Valley Mining District; Upper Mississippi Valley Tri-State District; Upper Mississippi Valley Zn-Pb District
The Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District is the classic Mississippi Valley Type deposit. The first workings by Europeans settlers date back to 1685, with the deposits known to Native Americans back into antiquity. The last mines closed in 1978, thus mining in the area spans nearly 300 years, with peak production between 1917-1952. An estimated 1.2 million tons of zinc and 100,000 tons of lead were produced. There were thousands of small to large mines, prospects and “diggings” in the County. Wisconsin’s state mascot, the badger, refers to the scruffy appearance of lead miners emerging from their small mines. Many of these mines have now been covered or reclaimed.
The mineralization was largely confined to Middle Ordovician limestone and dolostone of the Galena, Decorah and Platteville Formations. The deposits are thought to be the result of movement of low temperature (90 to 150 degrees C) connate brines out of adjacent basins due to stress imposed further east due to the rise of the Appalachians. Local ore controls were fracture zones, solution collapse structures (“pitches and flats”) and subtle folds.
The mineralogy was relatively simple, but coarsely crystallized specimens were common. The main ore minerals were galena (Wisconsin’s official state mineral), sphalerite, smithsonite and, to a lesser extent, baryte and copper sulfides. Notable accessories are calcite, dolomite, marcasite and pyrite. The abundant marcasite is notoriously prone to deterioration, destroying many fine samples. This makes large stable samples relatively scarce and probably is the reason why specimens from this district are less well represented in collections. The best known materials, from a collector point of view, is calcite which forms fine scepter crystals with rhombohedrons gowning on steep scalenohedral bases.
The mineralization was largely confined to Middle Ordovician limestone and dolostone of the Galena, Decorah and Platteville Formations. The deposits are thought to be the result of movement of low temperature (90 to 150 degrees C) connate brines out of adjacent basins due to stress imposed further east due to the rise of the Appalachians. Local ore controls were fracture zones, solution collapse structures (“pitches and flats”) and subtle folds.
The mineralogy was relatively simple, but coarsely crystallized specimens were common. The main ore minerals were galena (Wisconsin’s official state mineral), sphalerite, smithsonite and, to a lesser extent, baryte and copper sulfides. Notable accessories are calcite, dolomite, marcasite and pyrite. The abundant marcasite is notoriously prone to deterioration, destroying many fine samples. This makes large stable samples relatively scarce and probably is the reason why specimens from this district are less well represented in collections. The best known materials, from a collector point of view, is calcite which forms fine scepter crystals with rhombohedrons gowning on steep scalenohedral bases.
The upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district, comprising an area of about 4,000 square miles, includes the southwest part of Wisconsin, the northwest corr.er of Illinois, and a narrow fringe of the northeast edge of Iowa along the west bank of the Mississippi river. Lead and zinc deposits occur throughout the entire area, but recent production of ore has been limited to about 650 square miles in a belt extending north and south through the central part of the district. Discoveries of ore bodies since 1942 have considerably enlarged this productive area. Small isolated deposits of lead, copper, and zinc are on all sides of the maul district, indicating that the total area of mineralization is considerably larger than the actual mining district.
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| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: Reported from at least 52 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 331 localities in this region. Description: Large complex crystals, sometimes sceptered. |
| ⓘ Calcite var. Cave Onyx Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 31 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Clay minerals' |
| ⓘ Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Djurleite Formula: Cu31S16 References: |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Localities: Reported from at least 320 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Reported from at least 223 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Goslarite Formula: ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ Greenockite Formula: CdS |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Honessite Formula: (Ni1-xFe3+x)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Localities: Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA Bronson Mine, Durango, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA Beach Copper Mine, Mineral Point copper deposits, Mineral Point area, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA Waters Mine, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA Atkinson Mine (Muscalunge Level), Beetown area, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 141 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Minium Formula: Pb3O4 |
| ⓘ Montmorillonite Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ 'Ochre' |
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' Locality: Rewey area, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 313 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite ? Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 290 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Romanèchite Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| ⓘ Safflorite Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Sauconite Formula: Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 72 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Smithsonite var. Dry Bone Ore References: Ed Clopton collection #ELC 179Identification: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Reported from at least 321 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Sphalerite var. Schalenblende |
| ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO Localities: |
| ⓘ 'UM1995-34-SO:Fe' Formula: FeS2O3 |
| ⓘ 'UM1995-35-SO:FePb' Formula: Fe3PbS6O14 |
| ⓘ Violarite Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
| ⓘ Wurtzite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Djurleite | 2.BA.05 | Cu31S16 |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite var. Schalenblende | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | 2.CB.05a | ZnS | |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Violarite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite var. Bravoite ? | 2.EB.05a | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| ⓘ | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 | |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Safflorite | 2.EB.15a | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| ⓘ | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| ⓘ | Minium | 4.BD.05 | Pb3O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
| ⓘ | Romanèchite | 4.DK.10 | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Cave Onyx | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | var. Dry Bone Ore | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| ⓘ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Goslarite | 7.CB.40 | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Honessite | 7.DD.35 | (Ni1-xFe3+x)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| ⓘ | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F | |
| ⓘ | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Montmorillonite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Sauconite | 9.EC.45 | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Ochre' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'UM1995-34-SO:Fe' | - | FeS2O3 |
| ⓘ | 'UM1995-35-SO:FePb' | - | Fe3PbS6O14 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Honessite | (Ni1-xFex3+)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| H | ⓘ Sauconite | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite var. Cave Onyx | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Honessite | (Ni1-xFex3+)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Minium | Pb3O4 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Cave Onyx | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Sauconite | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ UM1995-34-SO:Fe | FeS2O3 |
| O | ⓘ UM1995-35-SO:FePb | Fe3PbS6O14 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Na | ⓘ Sauconite | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Sauconite | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Sauconite | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| S | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Greenockite | CdS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Honessite | (Ni1-xFex3+)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| S | ⓘ Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| S | ⓘ UM1995-34-SO:Fe | FeS2O3 |
| S | ⓘ UM1995-35-SO:FePb | Fe3PbS6O14 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Montmorillonite | (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Cave Onyx | CaCO3 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
| Mn | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Honessite | (Ni1-xFex3+)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Fe | ⓘ UM1995-34-SO:Fe | FeS2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ UM1995-35-SO:FePb | Fe3PbS6O14 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| Co | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Co | ⓘ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| Ni | ⓘ Honessite | (Ni1-xFex3+)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Ni | ⓘ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Ni | ⓘ Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| Cu | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | ⓘ Goslarite | ZnSO4 · 7H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sauconite | Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
| As | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| As | ⓘ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Cd | Cadmium | |
| Cd | ⓘ Greenockite | CdS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Minium | Pb3O4 |
| Pb | ⓘ UM1995-35-SO:FePb | Fe3PbS6O14 |
Localities in this Region
- Illinois
- Jo Daviess County
- A. Wilkins Prospect
- Amelia Mine
- Betsy Mine (Weinschenk Mine)
- Big Indian Mines
- Birkbeck Mine
- Blackhawk Mine
- Blewett Mine (Buck Hill Mine; Blewitt's Buck Hill Mine)
- Brill-Hole Mine
- Buck Lead Mine (Buck Lead Range)
- Bullfrog Mine
- Donar Mine
- Dooling Mine
- Ensch Prospect (Hughlett & Gray Prospect)
- Fox River Valley Mine
- Galena
- Galena Mining District
- Gaus Prospect
- Glanville Prospect
- Graham - Ginte Mine (Bartel and Sherrill)
- Graham - Snyder Mine
- Gray Mine
- Haggerty Mine (Hagerty Mine)
- Hartwig Mine
- Herman Smith Mine No. 1
- Herman Smith Mine No. 2
- Hoosier Mine
- Hudson Prospect
- Hughlett and Gray Mine
- Hutchings Mine (Old Schultz Mine)
- Illinois Mine
- ⭔Illinois Sector
- Kansas Mine
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10083202)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10106448)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10120274)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10120363)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10120415)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10120710)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10120863)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10121052)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10144424)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10144617)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10144777)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10144892)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10145151)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10168750)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10168917)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10169025)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10169161)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10169166)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10169214)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10169261)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10193382)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10193447)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10193819)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10193895)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10217439)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10217697)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10217708)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10217970)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10241517)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10241572)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10241611)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10241643)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10241715)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10241722)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10241749)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10241788)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10241835)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10242153)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10266042)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10266157)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10266244)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10266254)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10266401)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10266560)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10266582)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10266600)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10266653)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10266675)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10290329)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10290344)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10290392)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10290423)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10290496)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10290568)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10290610)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10290696)
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- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10290958)
- Lead Diggings (MRDS - 10291035)
- Little Corporal Mine
- Little Giant Mines
- Little Ginte Mine
- Little Princess Mine
- Magoon Prospect
- Mrs. J. B. Foeching Prospect
- Munchow Prospect
- Nicholson No. 1 Mine
- North Unity Mine
- Northwestern Mine
- O. Sincox Prospect
- O'Rourke Mine
- Oldenburg Mine
- Paragon Mine
- Pittsburg Mine (Great Western Mine)
- Rockford Mining and Milling Company Mine
- Scales Mound Prospect
- Schaber Prospect (Spillane Prospect)
- Skene Mine
- South Unity Mine
- Southcott Prospect (Bell Prospect)
- Spring Creek School Prospect
- Stacy Prospect (Virtue Prospect)
- Taylor Prospect (Burton Prospect)
- Theodore Volquaidts Prospect
- Upper Mississippi Valley Prospect
- Vinegar Hill Mine
- Waters Mine
- White Rose Mines
- Wishon Mine
- Jo Daviess County
- Iowa
- Dubuque County
- ⭔Dubuque
- Brugh Mine (Amsden Mine)
- Center Grove mines
- Dubuque's cave
- Howe , Alexander and Sellars mine
- Julian Avenue Crevices
- Kilbourne Mine (Karrick and Jones Mine)
- Langworthy and Kelly
- Level Mine
- Levens Mine (North Langworthy Mine)
- Rabbit Hollow mines
- Stewart and Barlett Mine
- Stewarts Cave Mine
- Trueb, Southwell and Company
- Wharton Crevice
- Dubuque Lead Mining Company
- ⭔Durango
- Dyersville Diggings
- Fitzpatrick Mine
- Halpin Mine
- Kane Brothers mine
- Lockey Mine
- McGowen Crevice
- McPoland and Basler mine
- Pike's Peak
- Sherrills Mound Mines
- Sunflower Crevice
- ⭔Table Mound Township
- Unnamed Lead Prospect
- ⭔Zwingle
- ⭔Dubuque
- Dubuque County
- Wisconsin
- Grant County
- ⭔Arthur area
- ⭔Beetown area
- Blockhouse Range
- Big Jack Mine
- Blockhouse Mine
- Cruson Mine
- East End Mine
- Goke-Blockhouse Mine
- Kistler and Stephens Mine
- Klar-Piquette Mine
- Klar Quarry (Platteville Stone Company)
- Little Grant Mine (Brunton; Klondike)
- New Blockhouse Mine
- New Rose Mine
- Roseleip Mine (Hi Spot; New Blockhouse)
- Seitz Mine (New East End)
- St. Rose Mine (New Rose)
- Vinegar Hill Blockhouse
- Weigle Mine (Rasque Mine)
- Brush Ridge diggings
- ⭔Cuba City
- ⭔Ellenboro area
- Fairplay Mine
- Grab diggings
- ⭔Hazel Green area
- Hurricain diggings
- ⭔Montford area
- ⭔Platteville area
- Acme Mine
- Calvert Mine
- Columbia Mine
- Durley lead pits
- Eclipse Mine
- Empire Mine
- Enterprise Mine
- Evans Mine
- Fortney Quarry
- Grant County Mine (Lucky Four)
- Green and Gibson Mine
- Hibernia Mine
- Highland Park Mine
- Hodge Mine
- Hodgson Quarry
- Holman Mine
- Homestead Mine
- M and H
- Mann Brothers Mine
- McGovern Mine
- Mitchell Hollow Mine
- Rosemeyer Quarry (George Wendtlalandt; Inc.)
- Royal Mine
- Trego Mine (Great Northern)
- Unnamed Pb mine [01]
- Unnamed Pb pits [02]
- Unnamed Pb pits [03]
- W. Vinyard Mine
- Waters Mine
- West Empire Mine
- West Hill Mine
- Winskell Mine
- ⭔Potosi area
- ⭔Smelser Township
- Baney & Muller Quarry
- Beloit-Elmo Mine
- Big Patch Quarry (Ivey Construction Company)
- Black Hawk Mine (Big Patch; Spink)
- Board of Trade Mine
- Dugdale Mine
- Elmo No. 3 Mine (Kopp No. 3 Mine)
- Little Dick Mine
- Lyght Mine
- New Jersey Zinc Co. Mine
- North Wicklow Mine (Jarrett Mine)
- Onyx Mine
- Tufa Falls
- Wicklow Mine (Reliable Mine)
- ⭔Tennyson area
- Upper Mississippi Valley Prospect
- Whig Patch diggings
- Whittaker diggings
- Iowa County
- Mifflin area mines
- Mineral Point area
- Andi Hermann Mine
- Arthur Range Mine
- Ashbank Mine
- Badger Range Mine
- Barite Mine
- Barreltown adits
- Barton and Reed Mine
- Befock Mine
- Ben Hur Mine
- Bennet Mine
- Big Wolfe Mine
- Birdseye Mine
- Bom Mine
- Bondage Mine
- Brook lot
- Brown Mine
- Brown Range
- Carlson Mine
- Chief of Police Mine
- Coad Range Mine
- Cody Quarry (Ivey Construction Company; Ed Cody Quarry)
- Colliner Mine
- Conley Range
- Cresent Lead and Zinc Mine
- Diamond Grove diggings
- Dr. Law Mine
- Dreadnaught Range
- E. Norman Mine
- Earl Mine
- Easy Money Mine
- Ertman Mine
- Essex Mine
- Finkelmeyer Quarry
- Foster Mine
- Galloway Range
- Goebel Mine
- Gray Range Mine
- Grayville Mine
- Gundeys Mine
- Harris diggings
- Harris Mine
- Hawke Mine
- Hazel Patch Mine
- Healy Mine
- Hewitt prospect
- Hoard Mine
- Hoare Mine
- Hoerr Mine
- Holland Mine
- Holman prospect
- Homesite Mine
- Hoskins Range Mine
- Hutchinson Range
- Irish diggins
- James Range Mine
- Jeffery and May Range Mine
- Jim Dove Mine
- Joe Stegan Mine (Duke Smith Mine)
- Jones Mine
- Joseph Range Mine
- Kentuck Range Mine
- Kindsman and Davis Mine
- Kodatz Mine
- Koop lot
- Lead Nass Mine
- Leed Range Mine
- Lenahan diggings
- Lily Mine
- Grant County
- Wisconsin
- Iowa County
- Mineral Point area
- Liverpool Mine (Ross Mine; Harrison Ranges)
- Lonyon Mine
- Martin Mitchell Mine
- Martin Range
- Mason Ranges
- McFedder Range Mine
- McKnight Range Mine
- Merry Christmas Mine
- Mineral Point Branch Lead Mine
- Mineral Point copper deposits
- Mineral Point Mine
- Mitchell Mine
- My Mine
- Nancy Wallace Mine
- Nicol and Holmes Mine
- O'Neill Mine
- P. M. Mine
- Penitentiary Mine (Black Jack Mine)
- Plumbum Mine
- R. C. Wallace Mine
- Rabbit Foot Mine
- Redman diggings
- Reese Mine
- Renick Range Mine
- Richards Mine
- Richards Range
- Robert B. Wolfe Mine
- Rodersdorp Range
- Rogers and Mankey Range Mine
- S. A. Brown Mine
- Scanlon Mine
- Schaumberg Range Mine
- Sean Patrick Mine
- Simmons pits
- Snowden Mine
- Spensley Mine
- Steiny Mine
- Sunnyside Mine
- Tearill Range Mine
- Thrasher Range
- Tiff Range Mine
- Tripoli Mine
- U. P. Yres Mine
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- Unnamed Pb pits [39]
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- Unnamed Pb Range [41]
- Vivian Mine
- Wagner Mine
- Walker Mine
- Wegler Range Mine
- Western Mine
- Whitford Range
- Williams Mine
- ⭔Montford area
- Pedler Creek area
- Argall Mine
- Baggaley Property
- Baraboo Mine
- Blackhawk diggings
- Fay Ray Mine
- Goldsworthy Mine
- Isabel Mine
- Jackson diggings
- James W. Brown Mine
- Jewell Mine
- Kelly prospect
- Kilburg Mine
- Laxley Mine
- Manning diggings
- McShane and Gray Range
- Melissa Sandstrom Mine
- N Jim diggings
- Tamblin diggings
- Unnamed Pb mine [01]
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- Unnamed Pb mine [10]
- Unnamed Pb mine [9]
- Unnamed Pb pits [11]
- Unnamed Pb pits [12]
- Victoria Mine (Advance Mine)
- W. B. Marvin Mine
- Wicks diggings
- Wicks prospect
- Williams Sulfur Mine
- ⭔Rewey area
- ⭔Ridgeway
- Mineral Point area
- Lafayette County
- ⭔Argyle
- ⭔Benton
- Appleby Level
- Bearcat (Hird No. 3 Mine)
- Benton Star Mine
- Bull Moose Mine
- Calvert Mine
- Century Mine
- Coltman Mine
- Consolidated Mine
- Coor Mine
- Corr Mine
- Crooked Six Mine
- Drum Mine
- Drybone Opencut Mine
- Etna Mine (Appleby; Looney Level)
- Ewing and Cook Mine
- Farrey mine
- Frontier Mine
- Hird No. 1 Mine
- Hird No. 2 Mine
- Jack of Clubs Mine (Dawson; Lafayette)
- Jug Handle Mine
- Kearns Mine
- Kittoe Mine
- Kivlahan Mine
- Leadmine (Leekley Level; Howe and Alderson Mine)
- Martin Mine
- McCabe Mine (Northwestern Mine; Southeast McCabe)
- McCann Mine
- Middie Mine
- Milner Mine (Oregon Mine)
- New Calvert Mine (Soft Calvert Mine)
- New Ida Blende Mine
- North Star Mine (Ralph Mine)
- Old Ida Blende Mine (Ida-Blende Mine; Ida; Blende)
- Ollie Belle Mine (Leekley; Kerwin; Curwin and Miller)
- Pittsburg-Benton Mine
- Quinlan diggings (Lea and Swifts Bone diggings)
- Swift and Rooney Mine
- Treganza Mine
- Vandeventer Mine
- Victory Mine
- Whaley Mine
- Calamine-Truman-Darlington area
- ALS Trucking Company Quarry
- De Rocher Mine
- Jackson Mine
- Lange Quarry
- M. C. Mine
- Otto Jean Kelly Quarry (Kelly Wiegel Quarry; Otto Jean Construction Company)
- Palzkil Quarry (George Wendtlandt; Inc.)
- Reddy Quarry (George Wendtlandt; Inc.)
- Reichers Quarry (Ivey Construction Company)
- Ruff Quarry (Ivey Construction Company)
- Southwestern Wisconsin Mine
- ⭔Cuba City area
- Baxter Mine
- Best Mine
- Big Ten Mine
- Connecting Link No. 1 Mine
- Connecting Link No. 2 Mine
- Cuba City Mine
- Dall Mine (Cook prospect)
- Depp Mine
- Gritty Six Mine
- Henrietta Mine
- James Mine
- Little Elm Mine
- Masbruch Mine
- Midway Mine
- Peaceful Valley Mine
- Pine Tree Mine
- Pittsburg Mine
- Raisbeck Mine (Raisbeck-Craig Mine)
- Rico Mine
- Roosevelt Mine
- Trego-Anthony Mine
- Wilkinson Mine
- ⭔Gratiot area
- ⭔Hazel Green area
- Badger Mine
- Big Dad Mine
- Birkett Mine
- Byrnes Mine
- Cleveland Mine
- Federal Mine
- Fox Mine
- Kennedy Mine
- Kennedy Mine (Mills; Hoskins; Gillette Drybone; Glanville)
- Lawrence Mine
- Little Dad Mine
- Longhenry Mine (Spensley Mine)
- McMillan Mine
- Mermaid Mine
- Mills Diggings
- Monmouth Mine (Monmouth & North Monmouth Mines)
- Murphy Mine (Last Chance; Bininger)
- New Birkett Mine
- New Occidental Mine
- Old Occidental Mine
- Richards Mine (Berg Mine)
- Rowley Mine
- Strawberry Blonde Mine (New Strawberry Blonde; Old Strawberry Blonde)
- Trewartha Mine
- Tunnel Hill Mine
- Meeker's Grove area mines
- ⭔New Diggings area mines
- American Zinc Thompson Mine
- Annie Walton Mine
- B.A.T. Mine
- Blackstone Mine
- Booty Mine
- C.A.T. Mine
- Champion and Eureka Mine
- Crawhall Mine (Crowhill; Crowhall; Crawhill)
- Curwen Mine (Longhenry and Curwen)
- Empress Mine
- Fields Upper Run Mine (Upper Run Mine)
- Hoskins-Fields Mine (Hoskins; Fields; North Hoskins; East Hoskins)
- Indian Mound Mine (Murphy Mine)
- Jack of Diamonds Mine
- L. V. and M. Mines
- Lafayette Mine (Lafayette Lake Superior Mine)
- Little Minnie Mine
- Lucky Twelve Mine
- Meloy Mine (Meloy and Robson Mines)
- Monroe Mine (Longhorn Mine; Little Joe Mine)
- New Cottingham Mine (Cottingham No. 2 Mine)
- New Hoskins Mine
- New Longhorn Mine (Ed Longhorn Mine)
- Nightingale Mine
- Old Cottingham Mine (Cottingham No. 1)
- Old Windkell Mine (Winskell No. 1 Mine)
- Penna Benton Mine (Penna-Benton and Expansion Mines)
- Sally Waters Mine (Monarch Mine)
- The Hoskins-Field Mine
- Thompson Mine (Fields-Thompson Mine)
- Vinegar Hill Blackstone Mine (Blackstone Mine)
- Winrock Mine (Winskell No. 2; Rock)
- Wipet Mine (New Winskell; Winskell-Peterson; Winskell No. 3)
- ⭔Platteville east area
- ⭔Shullsburg area
- Ames Branch copper prospect
- Andrews Mine
- B and C Mine (Brown and Croft mine; Brown-Croft mine)
- Bear Hole Mine
- Blain and Logan Mine
- Calumet Mine (Calumet and Hecla Mine; C&H Mine; Shullsburg Mine; Eagle Picher)
- Copeland Mine
- Coughlin Mine (Murphy Mine)
- Derocher Mine
- Eagle-Picher Industries Shullsburg Tailing (Shullsburg Tailings; Eagle Picher Industries; Inc.)
- Ernest and Myers Level
- Expansion Mine
- Galena Level Mine (Butler Mine)
- Helena-Roachdale Mine
- Hofer Mine (Boyle Mine; Hardy Mine)
- Iowa Mine (Imperial; Hoover)
- James Mine (Mullen Mine; Doyle-Harty Mine; New Harty Mine)
- James Rowe Lead Mine
- Little Giant Mine (Drybones diggings)
- Logan Mine
- Lucky Hit Mine (New Lucky Hit Mine)
- Lyne Mine (Winskell No. 4 Mine)
- Maid of Erin Mine
- Mayer & Thiede Mine
- Milwaukee-Shullsburg Mine (Rowe Mine)
- Moore Level (Little Benny Mine; McPhee Level)
- Mulcahy Mine (Trewartha Mine)
- Mullen Mine
- New Harty Mine
- New Mulcahy Mine
- New Mullen Mine
- Nip and Tuck Mine (Giles Mine)
- O'Brien Mine
- Oakland Level Mine (Brady Mine; McFeeley Level)
- Old Mulcahy Mine
- Paquette Mine
- Rodham Mine
- Silver Plume Mine
- Weiskircher Mine
- Slateford area
- Chesterfield diggings
- Gundry diggings
- Harney Range Mine
- Maloney Range Mine
- N Jim Mine
- Old Dutch diggings
- Paul Graber Mine
- Seven Oaks Lead Mine
- Slateford Mine
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- Richland County
- Iowa County
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
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- Jo Daviess County
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References
Heyl, Allen V., Agnew, Allen F., Lyons, Erwin J., Behre, Charles H., Flint, Arthur E. (1959) The Geology of the Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District. Professional Paper 309. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp309
Erickson, A. J. (1965) Temperatures of calcite deposition in the Upper Mississippi Valley lead-zinc deposits. Economic Geology, 60 (3) 506-528 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.60.3.506
Heyl, Allen V., West, Walter S. (1982) Outlying mineral occurrences related to the Upper Mississippi Valley mineral district, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota. Economic Geology, 77 (8) 1803-1817 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.77.8.1803
Nakai, Shun'ichi, Halliday, Alex N., Kesler, Stephen E., Jones, Henry D. (1990) Rb–Sr dating of sphalerites from Tennessee and the genesis of Mississippi Valley type ore deposits. Nature, 346 (6282). 354-357 doi:10.1038/346354a0
Brannon, Joyce C., Podosek, Frank A., McLimans, Roger K. (1992) Alleghenian age of the Upper Mississippi Valley zinc–lead deposit determined by Rb–Sr dating of sphalerite. Nature, 356 (6369). 509-511 doi:10.1038/356509a0
Li, M., Barnes, H.L. (2019) Orbitally forced sphalerite growth in the Upper Mississippi Valley District. Geochemical Perspectives Letters, 12. 18-22 doi:10.7185/geochemlet.1929 "(...) banding in sphalerite follows the Milankovitch climate frequencies over 104 – 105 years"
Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District, USA