| Deposit ID | 10100288 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044474 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Harpers Ferry Diggings |
| Geographic coordinates: | -91.15375, 43.20722 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Allamakee(county)
Iowa(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Harpers Ferry(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Decorah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
La Crosse(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Coon-Yellow(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 | Allamakee |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Prairie Du Chien Group | ||
| Rock description | Prairie Du Chien Group | ||
| |||
| (1) | -91.15375, 43.20722 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044474 |
HEYL, A. V., FIELD NOTES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GEN<LEAD MINES AND FURNACES FIRST OPERATED BY INDIANS. CADASTRAL LOCATION: NE 1/4 SEC. 23, T. 97 N., R. 3 W. ; INFO.SRC : COBB |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1985 | Miller, M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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