Postville quarry, Postville, Allamakee County, Iowa, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Postville quarry | Quarry |
Postville | Town |
Allamakee County | County |
Iowa | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 7' 39'' North , 91° 33' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
44538
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44538:5
GUID (UUID V4):
3416563b-62e4-4872-9bfc-5d8362b2907b
A quarry located in the W½SW¼ sec. 16, T96N, R6W, 5th. PM, 1.5 miles N of Postville. Operated by the Cooney Construction Company, Iowa (1981). The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 100 meters.
Local rocks include rocks of the Galena-Decorah-Platteville Formations.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
ⓘ 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' References: |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 References: |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10144875 |
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