Provenite

Treece (Tri-State Mining District, Cherokee County)

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37.0008° N, 94.8433° W · ± 10 km

Dolomite from Kansas, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Dolomite

Dolomite at Treece (Tri-State Mining District, Cherokee County)

Twinned sphalerite crystals on a dolomite matrix from the old Tri-State district near Treece.
Twinned sphalerite crystals on a dolomite matrix from the old Tri-State district near Treece.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
CaMg(CO₃)₂
Associated minerals
Sphalerite

Sources: SRC-516 SRC-471

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Kansas part of the Tri-State lead-zinc mining district
Region
Kansas
Country
United States

Ghost town bought out by the EPA (2009-2012) after mining declined. Coordinates are those of Treece.

Sources: SRC-491 SRC-471

Sources

  1. SRC-491 · Website
    Treece, KansasWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-471 · Book
    Handbook of Mineralogy - DolomiteAnthony, J.W.; Bideaux, R.A.; Bladh, K.W.; Nichols, M.C. · 2005 · Mineral Data Publishing / Mineralogical Society of America
  3. SRC-516 · Website
    File:Dolomite-Sphalerite-pb55a.jpg (Wikimedia Commons)Robert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.