 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE CONCO MINE North Aurora Kane County Illinois JARED T. FREIBURG Illinois State Geological Survey...Illinois 61820 freiburg@illinois.edu Figure 2. Calcite with inclusions of marcasite and pyrite; the specimen...rakovajf@muohio.edu A discovery of exceptional calcite crystals, concentrically zoned with marcasite...recently made in the Chicago metropolitan area at the Conco mine, North Aurora. Crystals are found in massive...underground mining for limestone and dolomite. In 2010, Lafarge North America, owner of the Conco mine, accepted |  | | Report (issue) | | The Geology of the Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District By ALLEN V. HEYL, Jr., ALLEN F. AGNEW...PROFESSIONAL PAPER 309 Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural Histoyy Survey, the Iowa...Geological Survey UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1959 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT...Cultural development and facilities related to mining Field work and acknowledgments Scope of the report...geologic work in the district Geology Stratigraphy Precambrian rocks Cambrian system Upper Cambrian series |  | | Report (issue) | | .General ,qeology.·o f The U pp.er. Mississippi Valley District I ll. -1" GkOLOGICAL I SURVEY BULLETIN...BULLETIN 1015-G Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural His tory Survey, the Illinois...Resources and .General Geology of The Upper Mississippi ·Valley District By ALLEN V. HEYL, ERWIN J. LYONS...BULLETIN 1015-G Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, the Illinois...Geological Survey . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1955 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT |  | | Report (issue) | | UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Zinc, Lead, and Barite Deposits and Occurrences...Occurrences in Paleozoic Rocks, East-Central United States by Sandra H. B. Clark and Cathy L. Neeley Open-File...and barite deposits and occurrences, east-central United States TABLE Table 1. Zinc, lead, and barite deposits...and occurrences in Paleozoic rocks, east-central United States Alabama Georgia Illinois Indiana Kentucky...Pennsylvania Tennessee Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin 18 20 22 26 40 41 42 43 47 53 61 71 72 77 77 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Figure I: Galena, Treece, Kansas, Tri-State district; specimen 5Vi cm tall; Na tional Museum of Canada...figure 2 (leftI: Galena. Crawford mine, Pirher, Oklahoma, Tri-State district; 6' 2 cm across; Harvard Mineralogical...page): Galena, St. Joseph Lead mine, Viburnum, Missouri, Viburnum Trend district; 6 cm on edge; James Madison...MINERAL AT THE 1989 TUCSON SHOW GALENA from Mississippi Valley-Type Deposits RAYMOND L A S M A M S Department..., an ore mineral of lead, is composed of Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) deposits. So prolific are these |  | | Report (volume) | | Geology of the Belmont and Calamine Quadrangles, Wisconsin w T o w OD * S5 i Gfl PQ o H I O | « GEOLOGICAL...SURVEY BULLETIN Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey 1123-G...Quadrangles, Wisconsin By HARRY KLEMIC and WALTER S. WEST GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD...ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT GEOLO-GICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1123-G Prepared in cooperation with the ff^isconsin...History Survey UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1964 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT |  | | Report (volume) | | Geology of the Montfort and Linden Quadrangles Wisconsin QQ ^ o w QQ GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN ... Prepared in cooperation with the o/ Wisconsin Geological Natural History Survey i o a O w t 1123-B...Quadrangles Wisconsin By JOHN E. CARLSON GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT...DISTRICT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1123-B 4* Prepared in cooperation with the State of Wisconsin...History Survey UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1961 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT |  | | Report (volume) | | Geology of the Potosi Quadrangle, Grant County Wisconsin, and Dubuque County, Iowa En I O O 52; PH ^ O...SURVEY BULLETIN Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey 1123-1... tGeology of the Potosi Quadrangle, Grant County Wisconsin, and Dubuque County, Iowa By JESSE W. WHITLOW and...WEST GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING |  | | Report (volume) | | Quadrangles Wisconsin GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological...the Dodgeville and Mineral Point Quadrangles Wisconsin By JOHN W. ALLINGHAM GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING...PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1963 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STEW ART L. UDALL, Secretary...system..____________________________________________ Upper Cambrian series...__________________________________ |  | | Report (volume) | | Geology of the Rewey and Mifflin Quadrangles, Wisconsin OQ a cb 525 « M EH fe O I w GEOLOGICAL ...SURVEY BULLETIN Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey 1123-F...Quadrangles, Wisconsin By ALFRED R. TAYLOR GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT...DISTRICT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1123-F Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological...History Survey UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1964 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT |  | | Report (volume) | | DEPOSITS Gi.OLOGI C4( SC, • OF THE 119629 UPPER MISSISSIPPI V ALL IgRA RY 13Y 1 I.� I� I A1.1\1-�...1 9 1) CONTENTS. Introduction � Location and area Historical sketch Bibliography Production_� Past...production� Lead Zinc � Present production Recent mining act ivitScope of this report � Topography. Relief...Limonite 51 � Melanterite 51 Gangue minerals� 51 � Calcite 51 � Dolomite 51 � Selenite 52 � Barite 52 � Quartz...General relations 72 � Mines in Iowa 72 � Dubuque district 72 History� � Geographic limits 73 � 73 Geologic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1 (above). Sphalerite and calcite, 5 cm across, Denton mine, Hardin County. Ross Lillie specimen. +...chalcopyrite, and sphalerite, 12.7 cm high, Hardin County. Marv Rausch specimen. 3(%,"9 -!#/50). /5 ....outwash deposits. The Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district in the extreme southeast corner of the state has...largest mineral specimen-producing districts in the United States. Unfortunately, few specimens collected...to the mid-1970s were documented with the exact mine or in many cases even the correct subdistrict. In |  | | Report (volume) | | Bulletin No. 246 I)EPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CHARLES D. WALCOTT, 1)1KP:croft...of Illinois Southern Illinois district Northwestern Illinois district Historical statement Uses of zinc...ores—Continued. Malachite and azurite Barite _ _ Gypsum _ Calcite Dolomite _ _ Wad Less abundant minerals .. Paragenesis...statement Waters mine Little Corporal mine Weber & Cring mine Vinegar Hill mine _ _ Fox River Valley mine_ Oldenburg...Oldenburg mine Northwestern mine _______ . California or Sand Prairie mine Peru or Black Jack mine Wishon |  | | Report (volume) | | Quadrangles, Wisconsin and Illinois o GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ao Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological...Quadrangles, Wisconsin and Illinois *,By *THOMAS E. MULLENS GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1123-H v, 7 Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin...Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON...WASHINGTON : 1964 '\ * i UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary GEOLOGICAL |  | | Book | | Minnesota, Fossil and Mineral Trails Lakes States Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, by June Culp...up with the fast changing scene. This is a large area with hundreds of Opportunities for gem, mineral...our knowledge and enjoyment of this great owners, mine and quarry operators and science by collecting....withdrawn because of reclamation projects in old mining areas, because new construction covers up old sites...which operate in many states are not as likely to grant permission to collect as the former locally owned |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | THE DEPOSITS OF THE MISSISSIPPI WILLIAM GENERAL No. 3 OF SULPHIDE • ORES VALLEY. H.' EMMONS. STATEMENT...is a great area known as the Interior Lowlands element of North America. This area is madeup chieflyof...Paleozoic rocksare found at a few placeswithin the area, but the igneo.us massesare small and in generalwidely...however,the rocksare not highly faulted. Within this area sulphideores are found at many places. The regioncontainsthe...greatestlead ore district,the world's greatestzinc-leaddistrict, the world's greatestbarite district, the 'world's |  | | Report (volume) | | Survey. Lead Isotopes from the Upper Mississippi Valley District A Regional Perspective By Timothy...of sedimentary basins, both ancient and modern UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON :...Timothy M. Lead isotopes from the Upper Mississippi Valley district; a regional perspective / By Timothy...11 FIGURES 1, 2. 3, 4. Maps of Upper Mississippi Valley district and vicinity showing galena sample...Revised lead isotopic data for the Upper Mississippi Valley district from Heyl and others (1966)...... |  | | Report (volume) | | A ^^ Geology of the Platteville Quadrangle Wisconsin t v: i"Si "o ! O3 O DQ t £ O EU GEOLOGICAL...SURVEY BULLETIN Prepared in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey 1123-E...Quadrangle Wisconsin By ALLEN F. AGNEW GEOLOGY OF PARTS OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT...in cooperation with the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING...PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1963 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIO* STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary |  | | Report (issue) | | Illinois the University of Illinois Geologist Grant, Consulting Geologist on Lead and Zinc Studies....as Bulletin The author, Mr. School of Mines. district recommend that it be published No. 21. G...geology of the region, the origin of the ores, mining, and milling. an aid to locating new The maps...—Introduction 11 General statement History History of mining History of smelting 11 12 12 14 Topography... 38 Anglesite 38 Barite 38 Calamine 38 Calcite 38 Cerusite Chalcopyrite 38 ' 38 Dolomite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Paleozoic Sedimentary Rocks of Northeastern Wisconsin, USA John A. Luczaj 1, *, Michael J. McIntire 2...(Geoscience), University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI 54311, USA Department of Natural & Applied...(Chemistry), University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI 54311, USA; mcintirm@uwgb.edu Department...(Statistics), University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI 54311, USA; olsonhum@uwgb.edu Correspondence:...Disseminated Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) mineralization occurs throughout northeastern Wisconsin, USA, and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fluorite in Mississippi Valley–type Downloaded by ["Queen's University Libraries, Kingston"] at 08:16...left). Fluorite, Heights mine, North vein, near Eastgate, Weardale, County Durham, England. This transparent...(center left). Fluorite, Dow Scar level, Hilton mine, near Appleby, Scordale, Cumbria, England. This...Penetration-twinned fluorite with preferential druse of calcite, indicating gravitational settling under stagnant...conditions, Rosiclare level, Denton mine, Harris Creek district, Hardin County, Illinois. The specimen is 8 |  | McClung, Craig, Bair, Dorinda, Leach, David L. (1998) Bibliography pertaining to the Ozark Mississipi Valley-type metallogenic province, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma, USA covering 1785 to February 1998; paper edition. Open-File Report Vol. 1998 (98-238) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr98238 | Report (issue) | | OZARK MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE METALLOGENIC PROVINCE, MISSOURI, ARKANSAS, KANSAS, AND OKLAHOMA, USA COVERING...Ozark region of the United States midcontinent is host for the largest Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) lead-zinc...list of the Mississippi Valley-type districts of Missouri and key words relating to mining, MVT's, base...researchers searched for papers published by the United States Geological Survey using the key words Rolla...Harrison quadrangles. The search was conducted within United States Geological Survey Publications, a CD ROM |  | Brown, Bruce A., Hunt, Thomas C., Johnson, David M., Reid, Daniel D. (2009) The Upper Mississippi Valley lead-zinc district revisited [electronic resource] : mining history, geology, reclamation, and environmental issues thirty years after the last mine closed. Guidebook Series 38. Illinois State Geological Survey | Report (issue) | | SSI no. 38 The Upper Mississippi Valley Lead-Zinc District Revisited: Mining History, Geology, Reclamation...Environmental Issues Thirty Years after the Last Mine Closed Guidebook for the 2009 Meeting of the...2009 Bruce A. Brown Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Madison, Wisconsin Thomas C. Hunt...Hunt University of Wisconsin-Platteville David M. Johnson Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Daniel...Daniel D. Reid Wisconsin Department of Transportation ILUtiOiS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UBRARY Guidebook |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2139-2154 The Genetic Relationshipbetween Upper MississippiValley District Lead-Zinc Mineralization and Minor...Minor Base Metal Mineralization in Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois KEITH B. KUTZ AND PAUL G. SPRY Departmentof...broadzonesurrounding the mainUpper Mississippi Valley zincleaddistrictin Iowa, Wisconsin, andIllinois.Theseoccurrences...whichcarbonate(eithercalciteor dolomitebut predominantly calcite)is earlyandsulfides are generallylate.Similarities...andsomegeochemical aspectsof the main Upper Mississippi Valley districtand outlyingoccurrences. However |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | and lead in the world. These are the Tri-State district of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri and the world-class...Deposits in both of these districts are of the Mississippi Valley-type (MVT). Such districts have a number...The host rock is dolomitized limestone. The mining district is on a dome or arch. Mineralization is confined...TRI-STATE DISTRICT History of the Missouri Portion of the Tri-State District The Tri-State district, extending...for more than fifty years. The discovery of the district is credited to William Tingle and his nephew, |
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