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USGS WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE LEAD ZINC Vintage 1963 Report With Original Map!
USGS WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE LEAD ZINC Vintage 1963 Report With Original Map!
USGS WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE LEAD ZINC Vintage 1963 Report With Original Map!
USGS WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE LEAD ZINC Vintage 1963 Report With Original Map!

USGS WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE LEAD ZINC Vintage 1963 Report With Original Map!

$ 7.91

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: There is little wear other than edge-wear to the cover and pages and slight wrinkling of some page corners and the cover, and some fading and discoloration of a minor nature. That's a shadow in the cover in the pictures.
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    SCARCE ITEM!!
    This is a scarce geology publication,
    Geology of the Platteville Quadrangle, Wisconsin
    . This is USGS Bulletin 1123-E. Published in 1963, this is a pretty scarce item. This publication documents the geology of this interesting area. This area is part of the Upper Mississippi Zinc-Lead district. This publication consists of the 33-page book and the original full color geologic map, both in great condition! The color map is of the entire area and shows the locations of numerous mines.
    Just look at this list of minerals from the area mines as reported in the text:
    Barite
    Calcite
    Chalcopyrite
    Galena
    Hematite
    Marcasite
    Psilomelane
    Pyrite
    Pyrolusite
    Smithsonite
    Sphalerite
    These are some of the mines in the area that are mentioned in the text:
    Gritty Six-Raisebeck mines
    Board of Trade mine
    Wicklow mine
    Jarrett mine
    Trego mine
    Blockhouse mine
    Hodge mine
    Enterprise mine
    Empire mine
    Cabanis diggings
    Hells Point diggings
    Buzzards Roost diggings
    Rasque mine
    And others! More mines are listed in a table in the book, along with their locations! A reference is also sited in the text that lists even more mines in this area!
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