Elkader Mine, Clayton Co., Iowa, USAi
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Elkader Mine | Mine |
Clayton Co. | County |
Iowa | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 52' 25'' North , 91° 22' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Elkader | 1,213 (2017) | 3.0km |
Saint Olaf | 108 (2017) | 6.1km |
Farmersburg | 277 (2017) | 9.8km |
Garnavillo | 726 (2017) | 11.8km |
Volga | 205 (2017) | 15.2km |
Deposit: Zinc minerals were prospected 2 mi northeast of elkader in east bluff of roberts creek. Cadastral location: NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 13, t. 93 n., r. 5 w. ; info.src : cobb
Rock formation(s): Galena Formation
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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
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia |
β Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 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 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
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A(XO3) | |||
β | Smithsonite | 14.1.1.6 | ZnCO3 |
AB(XO3)2 | |||
β | Dolomite | 14.2.1.1 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)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: | 10081991 |
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