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Dolomite from
Fitchburg Lead Mine, Fitchburg, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fitchburg Lead Mine, Fitchburg, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:917716
Long-form Identifier:1:3:917716:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘPine Bluff Lead Mines, Pine Bluff, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘBrighams Mine, Blue Mounds, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘBlack Earth lead diggings, Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘNewkirk lead mine, Green County, Wisconsin, USA
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘJohn Hensen Quarry (Wingra Stone Company), Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘBrigham Mine, Ridgeway, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘPorters Grove Mine, Ridgeway, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘCole Quarry, Avon, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘDemby-Weist Mine, Ridgeway, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘHugh Jones Mine (Hendy; Gavey; and Sobey Company Mines), Dodgeville, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
References
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
 
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