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ROCK BONE. "Rock bone" was a term used by miners in Dubuque for a massive vein of smithsonite. Smithsonite, named for James Smithson, the founder of the Smithsonian Institution, has been and is still being used as an important, although rather minor ore of [[ZINC]]. | [[Image:rock bone.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]ROCK BONE. "Rock bone" was a term used by miners in Dubuque for a massive vein of smithsonite. Smithsonite, named for James Smithson, the founder of the Smithsonian Institution, has been and is still being used as an important, although rather minor ore of [[ZINC]]. | ||
The Royce and Frost Mine, one of | The Royce and Frost Mine, one site of [[MINING]], was a local source of rock bone. | ||
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Revision as of 02:11, 14 March 2010
ROCK BONE. "Rock bone" was a term used by miners in Dubuque for a massive vein of smithsonite. Smithsonite, named for James Smithson, the founder of the Smithsonian Institution, has been and is still being used as an important, although rather minor ore of ZINC.
The Royce and Frost Mine, one site of MINING, was a local source of rock bone.