Penitentiary Quarry

Past Producer in Jones county in Iowa, United States with commodity Limestone, Dimension
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10145665
MAS/MILS ID 0191050039
Record type Site
Current site name Penitentiary Quarry
Alternate or previous names Johnellen Quarry Sw of Sw Sec. 33, Gem Quarry Ne of Nw Sec. 4

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -91.31934, 42.12311 (WGS84)
Elevation 253
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jones(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anamosa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Anamosa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubuque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Wapsipinicon(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Skunk-Wapsipinicon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Iowa-Skunk-Wapsipinicon(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Jones

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 085 N 004 W 33 S2SESW Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, Dimension Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -91.31934, 42.12311

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANAMOSA FACIES OF GOWER FORMATION

  • Deposit

    INCLUDES SMALL QUARRY IN SE SEC. 33 T85N R4W AND ONE IN NE

  • Deposit

    NE NW SEC. 4 T84N R4W

  • Deposit

    IOWA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT 1906

  • Deposit

    IOWA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ANNUAL REPORT 1895, VOL.5, P. 101-103.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 Igs / Ck U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.