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⇱ Hoskins-Fields Mine (Hoskins; Fields; North Hoskins; East Hoskins), New Diggings area mines, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA

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Hoskins-Fields Mine (Hoskins; Fields; North Hoskins; East Hoskins), New Diggings area mines, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USAi
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Hoskins-Fields Mine (Hoskins; Fields; North Hoskins; East Hoskins), New Diggings area mines, Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 33' 28'' North , 90° 19' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Benton964 (2017)5.0km
Shullsburg1,210 (2017)7.6km
Hazel Green1,247 (2017)9.7km
Cuba City2,055 (2017)10.3km
Scales Mound378 (2017)10.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
169868
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:169868:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Zinc-lead ore body discovered in 1916 and worked from 1917 until l926. The mine and tailings were reworked between 1943 and 1948. The ore was in mineralized Ordovician carbonate rocks.

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Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
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
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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