| Deposit ID | 10082050 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044558 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -91.38431, 42.7389 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clayton(county)
Iowa(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Edgewood(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 |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite | ||
| Rock unit name | Maquoketa Shale | ||
| Rock description | Maquoketa Shale | ||
| |||
| (1) | -91.38431, 42.7389 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044558 |
F1 < BROWN, C. E., 1974, PHOSPHATIC ZONE IN THE LOWER PART OF THE MAQUOKETA SHALE IN NORTHEAST IOWA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY JOURNAL OF RESEARCH, V. 2, NO. 2, P. 219-232
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GEN<BROWN (1974) LOCALITY 22, 1 MILE SOUTH OF LITTLEPORT. PHOSPHORITE, .8-1.0' 21.9% P2O5. CADASTRAL LOCATION: SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC. 25, T. 92 N., R. 5 W. ; INFO.SRC : COBB |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1985 | Miller, M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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