Blackstone Mine, New Diggings area mines, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Blackstone Mine | Mine |
| New Diggings area mines | Group of Mines |
| Lafayette County | County |
| Wisconsin | State |
| USA | Country |
Blackstone Mine, New Diggings area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 32' 1'' North , 90° 19' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Benton | 964 (2017) | 5.7km |
| Hazel Green | 1,247 (2017) | 8.5km |
| Scales Mound | 378 (2017) | 9.1km |
| Shullsburg | 1,210 (2017) | 9.3km |
| Cuba City | 2,055 (2017) | 11.4km |
This large, rich zinc mine worked first between 1916 and 1926. The mine was later worked from the 1950's into the 1970's. Ore was mostly in pitch and flat structures in the Ordovician carbonate rocks of the Platteville, Decorah and Galena Formations.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Mazatzal TerraneVolcanic Arc
USA
- Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead DistrictMining District
- Wisconsin
- Lafayette County
- Upper Mississippi Valley Mining DistrictMining District
- Lafayette County
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Blackstone Mine, New Diggings area mines, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA