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⇱ Cuba City Mine, Cuba City area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA

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Cuba City Mine, Cuba City area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Cuba City Mine, Cuba City area, Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 37' 36'' North , 90° 23' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cuba City2,055 (2017)3.6km
Benton964 (2017)6.5km
Hazel Green1,247 (2017)10.9km
Belmont986 (2017)13.2km
Platteville12,572 (2017)13.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
169447
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:169447:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


This small zinc-lead mine worked briefly in 1909. Ore was in a solution breccia in the Ordovician cherty carbonate rocks of the Galena Formation.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10086174

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