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Cuba City Mine, Cuba City area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cuba City Mine | Mine |
| Cuba City area | Mining Area |
| Lafayette County | County |
| Wisconsin | State |
| USA | Country |
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:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cuba City | 2,055 (2017) | 3.6km |
| Benton | 964 (2017) | 6.5km |
| Hazel Green | 1,247 (2017) | 10.9km |
| Belmont | 986 (2017) | 13.2km |
| Platteville | 12,572 (2017) | 13.7km |
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 ElementsDetailed 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10086174 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Yavapai 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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Cuba City Mine, Cuba City area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA