Anamosa Mine, Jones Co., Iowa, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Anamosa Mine | Mine |
| Jones Co. | County |
| Iowa | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 5' 2'' North , 91° 15' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Anamosa | 5,469 (2017) | 3.3km |
| Stone City | 192 (2017) | 8.0km |
| Morley | 114 (2017) | 8.7km |
| Martelle | 254 (2017) | 10.7km |
| Olin | 688 (2017) | 13.8km |
Deposit: 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
Geology: Galena in niagara dolomite (silurian) throughout this small area. On david nielson farm in the southern part of the area lead mineralization follows a e- W vertical joint. Sphalerite occurs nearby in a sinkhole at the contact between silurian and pennsylvanian rocks.
Rock formation(s): Kankakee, Niagara Dol
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| AB(XO3)2 | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 14.2.1.1 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)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.
Calvin, Samuel, (1896), Geology of Jones County, Iowa: Iowa Geological Survey Annual Report, V. 5, P. 33-112.
Heyl, A. V., and West, W. S., (1982), Outlying Mineral Occurrences Related to the Upper Mississippi Valley Mineral District, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota: Economic Geology, V. 77, P. 1803-1817.
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| USGS MRDS Record: | 10081997 |
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