Main Baldwin Diggings, Jackson Co., Iowa, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Main Baldwin Diggings | Diggings |
| Jackson Co. | County |
| Iowa | State |
| USA | Country |
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Key
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 4' 44'' North , 90° 50' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | 106 (2017) | 0.5km |
| Monmouth | 151 (2017) | 3.2km |
| Lost Nation | 424 (2017) | 12.9km |
| Wyoming | 511 (2017) | 13.9km |
| Oxford Junction | 484 (2017) | 14.2km |
Deposit: Very old lead diggings; regarded ss "unimportant" by owen (1844). Cadastral location: sec. 15 and 16, t. 84 n., r. 1 e. ; info.src : cobb
Geology: A little galena, limonite, and calcite are present in silurian hopkinton dolomite.
Rock formation(s): Hopkinton Dolomite
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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:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia |
| ⓘ 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 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O) 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 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| AB(XO3)2 | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 14.2.1.1 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Owen, D. D., (1844), Report of a Geological Expedition of a Part of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois in 1839: U.S. 28th Congress, First Session, Senate Executive Document V. 7, No. 407, 191 P., Maps.
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| USGS MRDS Record: | 10082002 |
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