Mine detail: Schullsburg Mine

Previously called 'ShullsburgSchullsburg Mine and MillBlack Stone Mine'

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Location: Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States, North America
Lat / long: 42.54168, -90.24261
dep_id: 10080282
mrds_id: W031396
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Zinc
Minor mineral: Lead
Trace mineral: Barium-Barite, Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Barite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite
conc_proc: Hydrothermal
ore_ctrl: Fracturing; Bedding
Reporter: Sutphin, David M., Mason Jr., G.T.
hrock_unit: Platteville
hrock_type: Shale,Limestone,Dolomite
References:
  • HEYL, A.V., JR., AGNEW, A.F., LYONS, E.J., AND BEHRE, C.H., JR., WITH SPECIAL SECTIONS BY FLINT, A.E., 1959, THE GEOLOGY OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 309, 310 P
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