| Deposit ID | 10081997 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044486 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Anamosa Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -91.26153, 42.0839 (WGS84) |
|---|
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)
Lower Wapsipinicon(hydrologic unit)
Upper Mississippi-Skunk-Wapsipinicon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Mississippi-Iowa-Skunk-Wapsipinicon(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Iowa | Jones |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Kankakee, Niagara Dol | ||
| Rock description | Kankakee, Niagara Dol | ||
| |||
| (1) | -91.26153, 42.0839 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044486 |
F1 < HEYL, A. V., AGNEW, A. F., LYONS, E. J., AND BEHRE, C. H., JR., 1959, THE GEOLOGY OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 309, 310 P.
F2 < CALVIN, SAMUEL, 1896, GEOLOGY OF JONES COUNTY, IOWA: IOWA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT, V. 5, P. 33-112.
AGNEW, A.F., 198L, ORAL COMMUNICATION TO A. V. HEYL.
HEYL, A. V., FIELD NOTES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GEN<AREA OF OLD LEAD MINES EXTENDING FROM L.8 TO 3 MI SOUTHEAST OF ANAMOSA WITH PRODUCTION GREATER THAN 10 TONS OF LEAD CONCENTRATES. CADASTRAL LOCATION: SEC. 13, T. 84 N., R. 4 W., AND SEC. 19, 30, T. 84 N., R. 3 ; INFO.SRC : COBB |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1985 | Miller, M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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