Quincy Quarry, Adams Co., Illinois, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 39° 54' 7'' North , 91° 24' 24'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 39.90194,-91.40667 |
GeoHash: | G#: 9znfzzztw |
Locality type: | Quarry |
Köppen climate type: | Dfa : Hot-summer humid continental climate |
MALHOTRA, R. & SMITH, P.A., DIR OF ILL MIN PROD, 1974, P. 63
Commodities (Major) - Stone - Crushed/Broken
Development Status: Past Producer
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Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Paleozoic 251.902 - 541 Ma ID: 3187973 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 541 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Visean - Tournaisian 330.9 - 358.9 Ma ID: 3026856 | Meppen Limestone, Fern Glen Formation, and Burlington-Keokuk Limestone Age: Mississippian (330.9 - 358.9 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Meppen Limestone; Fern Glen Formation; Burlington Limestone; Keokuk Limestone Description: Thickness from stratigraphic columns (listed from oldest to youngest): Meppen Ls (0-20’), Fern Glen Fm (0-100’) and Burlington-Keokuk Ls (0-420’) in southern Illinois (south of 40 degrees north latitude); Burlington-Keokuk Ls (0-200’) in northern Illinois (north of 40 degrees north latitude). These three units are part of the Mammoth Cave Group, based on the stratigraphic columns. Comments: Original map source: Kolata, D.R., comp., 2005, Bedrock Geology of Illinois: Champaign, Ill., Illinois State Geological Survey, Illinois Map Series 14, scale 1:500,000. Lithology: Major:{limestone}, Minor:{shale} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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