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Marcasite from
Little Giant Mine (Drybones diggings), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gypsum1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Little Giant Mine (Drybones diggings), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:242510
Long-form Identifier:1:3:242510:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘOld Mulcahy Mine, Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘMoore Level (Little Benny Mine; McPhee Level), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘCoughlin Mine (Murphy Mine), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBear Hole Mine, Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘHofer Mine (Boyle Mine; Hardy Mine), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘJames Mine (Mullen Mine; Doyle-Harty Mine; New Harty Mine), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘDerocher Mine, Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLucky Hit Mine (New Lucky Hit Mine), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘCalumet Mine (Calumet and Hecla Mine; C&H Mine; Shullsburg Mine; Eagle Picher), Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘExpansion Mine, Shullsburg area, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
References
Heyl, Allen V., Agnew, Allen F., Lyons, Erwin J., Behre, Charles H., Flint, Arthur E. (1959) The Geology of the Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District. Professional Paper 309. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp309 pp.216-218
 
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