| Deposit ID | 10081991 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044478 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elkader Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -91.38015, 42.87361 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clayton(county)
Iowa(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elkader(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Oelwein(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubuque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Turkey(hydrologic unit)
Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Iowa | Clayton |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Galena Formation | ||
| Rock description | Galena Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -91.38015, 42.87361 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044478 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GEN<ZINC MINERALS WERE PROSPECTED 2 MI NORTHEAST OF ELKADER IN EAST BLUFF OF ROBERTS CREEK. CADASTRAL LOCATION: NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SEC. 13, T. 93 N., R. 5 W. ; INFO.SRC : COBB |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1985 | Miller, M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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