Capitol Hill Sandstone Quarry

Past Producer in Polk county in Iowa, United States with commodity Flagstone
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10170072
MAS/MILS ID 0191530052
Record type Site
Current site name Capitol Hill Sandstone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Trench
Geographic coordinates: -93.60192, 41.58811 (WGS84)
Elevation 259
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Polk(county)

Iowa(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Des Moines SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Des Moines(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Des Moines(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Des Moines(hydrologic unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic accounting unit)

Des Moines(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Iowa Polk

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 078 N 024 W 03 SE Iowa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Flagstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Trench (1) -93.60192, 41.58811

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-SEP-1983 Igs / Dh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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