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Aragonite from
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA


Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:210082
Long-form Identifier:1:3:210082:1
GUID (UUID V4):b7b4e783-bf35-4cea-a9de-85547a222ef0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
49.6km (30.8 miles) Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
51.1km (31.7 miles) Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) Gray Quarry, Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
54.7km (34.0 miles) St. Francisville, Clark County, Missouri, USA
63.4km (39.4 miles) Bear Creek, Vernon area, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
65.4km (40.6 miles) Coppers Creek, Vernon area, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
82.6km (51.3 miles) Canton area, Lewis County, Missouri, USA
86.0km (53.4 miles) Canton geode locality, Lewis County, Missouri, USA
89.9km (55.9 miles) La Grange road cut, Lewis County, Missouri, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Postcard view of the Waukon iron mine, Allamakee County, cia. 1912. John Taylor collection. ARTHUR E ...HAROLD L. PRlOR P.O. Box 111 Columbus Junction, Iowa 52738 halprior@ louisacomm.net When we began this...too, could be cited with many other localities. Iowa contains the type locality for one mineral, iowaite...December 2014 Figure 2. Map of Iowa showing the counties. Courtesy Iowa Geological Survey. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS...is courtesy of the Iowa Geological Survey. Localities by County Allamakee County Lansing, Lansing lead
Report (issue)
I s { IOWA ft 7 ■■• A * i . ;» \ P* A 7-. ■ «*"V ' r * < •+ ' 1 ’ T, / • k’-/ 5...i S' s I . " * • * «r- ‘ ; ' Geologist, Iowa Geological Survey ' .*4** =»*' I Paul*J. Horick...Jithill * v'v* l* Iowa Geolo^ica^Survey Educational Series 2 V . - -■' ( J Iowa Geological Survey...Educational Series 2 THE MINERALS OF IOWA by Paul J. Horick Geologist Iowa Geological Survey edited by Otto...STATE OF IOWA 1974 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 74-620075 Available from the Iowa Geological
Journal (issue)
have handled a few consignments from the famous Iowa and Illinois localities, which have given me an...of Science, 1878, Samuel J. Wallace, of Keokuk, Iowa, in quite an article, advances a theory as to the...also refer. In examining the Geological Surveys of Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana, I find mention made of geodes...in using them to further the end. The states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Missouri furnish us with...square miles in Illinois, 1,600 square miles in Iowa, and 400 square miles in Missouri, or a total of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
have found in the Magnet Cove area of Hot Spring County, Arkansas. I am sending you a specimen under separate...on Delaware Bay, is in the N / E part of Sussex County, Del. From this beach, Bob and Hazel Reynolds,...item or two. ROCKS AND MINERALS IDAHO—"In Bonner County, Northern Idaho, at a place called Chimney Rock...dark gray mass. IOWA—Mr. E. E. Smith of Geode Industries, 106 W. Main, New London, Iowa, sent in an interesting...specimen for our examination. It was a buff colored aragonite with a nodular surface. It was found in a cavity
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
location a~ included at the end of each entry. Adair County Chariton River (40-04-05N 92-4 I -23W). septarian...septarian concretions about 2 miles north of the Macon county line. CALCITE crystals enclosing bundles of acicular...hematite, quartz (Broadhead 1873b, 1877). Audrain County Mexico, in fire clay pits and spoil piles: PYRITE...University Library] at 19:58 29 October 2014 Barton County McKarrow’s coal bank (37-37N 94-28W), 2.5 miles...PICKERINGITE, pyrite, siderite (Broadhead 1873b). Bates County Panther Creek, northwest of Rockville in coal deposits:
Report (volume)
Boston Massachusetts 02108, USA 667 Lytton A venue, Palo Alto California 94301 , USA I 07 Barry Street, Carlton...Carlton, Victoria 3053 Australia DISTRIBUTORS USA and Canada Blackwell Scientific Publications Inc. PO...directly to CCC, 27 Congress Street, Salem, MA 01970, USA. 0305-8719/ 87 /$03.00 ISBN 0-632-0 I 939-5 Library...btidal shelf carbonates: Burlington and Keokuk Formations (Mississippian), Iowa and Illinois 237 HUDSON...of the SE Florida Shelf. Cements are acicular aragonite and peloidal high magnesium calcite. Photomicrograph
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate;  N
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
other material. If the skeleton were composed of aragonite, and were replaced by calcite, the external form...Hall, from the Galena (Lower Silurian) at McGregor,Iowa, representsthe inner surface of the skeleton, and...absence of other forms is striking. In Steuben county, N. Y., the formation is a sandstone which is fine-grained...molds coated with pyrite. In the Clinton of Oneida County, N. Y., we find limonite casts. In the Trenton...(Keokuk) Crawfordsville, Ind. Mazon Cr.., Ill. Burlington, Ia. Warren,Pa. Pulaski Co., Ky. Breckenridge
Book (edition)
includes 1 SOUTH DAKOTA • MICHIGAN • ILLINOIS • IOWA WISCONSIN • OHIO • KANSAS • NORTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA...... .46 3 IOWA ....................... 47 MICHIGAN ............. 63 WESTERN IOWA ....................... -47 THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA NORTHERN IOWA.......................... Gems .......................................... 68 .68 68 69 CENTRAL IOWA ............................ Crystals and Fossils...Fossils .................. .48 .48 SOUTHERN IOWA .......................... Crystals ..................
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Department of Geology Cornell College Mount Vernon, Iowa 52314 Gene Tribbey 1430 N. Broad Galesburg, Illinois...Henderson County, Illinois, and near the towns of Dallas City, Hamilton and Plymouth in Hancock County, Illinois...examples include the Dallas City High School (Hancock County), The Mineralogical Record, volume 36, September–October...(Fig. 3), and the Mormon Temple at Nauvoo (Hancock County), construction of which was begun in 1841 and completed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the many quartz slabs we found. From Tellar County, Colorado." — on label. 30 PLEASE SEND THEM I...individual xls, some with marcasite inclusions." IOWA — "Would you please identify the crystals on the...they?" — letter from Dean Shindee, Box 55, Lansing, Iowa. The tiny black xls are limonite pseudo pyrite....The specimen was found in Lansing, Allamakee Co., Iowa. MASSACHUSETTS — "I am sending you a specimen which...T H CAROLINA — Mrs. Faye R. Moody, Rt. # 1 , Burlington {Alamance Co.), N . C , sent in two specimens
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in veins, was discovered in the hills of Hardin County in the tip of southern Illinois. The fluorspar...the United States was from the deposits of Hardin County, which have been known throughout the world as...centers in southern Illinois are located in Hardin County. The industry is the county's bread and butter...respect to consuming markets. Ore deposits in Hardin County are not only the richest in the state but are also...a variety of fl. quartz minerals plus calcite-aragonite mixtures which fl. pink and cream LW. Mrs. Foster
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Belvidere Mountain quarry, Low­ ell (Orleans County) is the most signifi­ cant locality in the state...producers. The nearby hamlet of Eden Mills (Lamoille County) is the commonly given but incorrect name for the...annite anorthoclase anthophyllite antigorite aragonite arsenopyrite artinite augite azurite barite barroisite...cities and differ from some states that have strong county governments with jurisdiction over large expans­...Waits River Forma­ tion occurrences, etc.). Addison County Granville talc quarry in Granville: ankerite, chalcopyrite
Book
fossil-hunting localities, organized by state, county, township, section, or other landmark, together...up largely of calcium carbonate (calcite or aragonite); during replacement, silica—a much harder mineral—may...amethyst and quartz crystals, chalcedony, opal, aragonite (a form of calcite), barite, dolomite, pyrite...the original layers of calcite, conchiolin, and aragonite. Shells may remain fairly unTYPES OF F altered... where workmen have found fossils within their county of jurisdiction. FLOAT AS AN INDICATOR The experienced
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Development Corporation, Box 819047, Dallas, TX 75381, USA (Received July 21, 1992; revised and accepted August...75083-0688, USA. P3326 Tower Tr., Dallas, TX 75143, USA. rRoute 6, Box 353B, Tool, TX 75143, USA. ~7105 Teresita...Teresita Tr., Dallas, TX 75227, USA. *2Referred to collectively here as late Paleozoic. been used to...Leonardian Top Guadalupian Early Ochoan Burlington Fm. Burlington/Boone Fm. Monteagle Ls. Fayetteville Fro...Lodge Pole Ls. Burlington Fm. New Albany Sh. Gilmore City Fm. Osagean Burlington Fm. 11440 ~ 2963
Journal (volume)
in Fractured Rock and Sediment, Hilton Burlington, Burlington, VT The Vermont Geological Society is...Room 110, Aiken Center University of Vermont, Burlington, VT TABLE OF CONTENTS PRESIDENT’S LETTER ......40, No. 2 6 Spring 2013 HELIUM IN CALCITE, ARAGONITE, AND DOLOMITE 11:45 AM Eric Weber, COMPARISON...Richmond, Geology Department, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05401 This paper investigates the application...Webb, Geology Department, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, 05405 Investigations into the applications
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
between the towns of Lowell (Orleans County) and Eden (Lamoille County). Eden received its name in 1781 when...Kenneth Carlsen from the Lowell quarry, Orleans County, Lowell, Vermont. Kevin Downey photo. Blackwall...this quarry. The most recent finds have included aragonite, brucite, calcite, diopside, magnetite, and titanite...but he did not like the deep snow and cold of Burlington, moved to Arizona, and later coauthored Mineralogy...Fe2+Cr2O4 Fe2+TiO3 Fe2+Fe23+O4 TiO2 Carbonates Aragonite Artinite Calcite Dolomite Hydromagnesite Hydrotalcite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
write: "Here are some other specimens offered: Aragonite from Molino de Aragon, Spain, priced at around...AND MINERALS to refer to some very nice Kittitas County, Wash., micromount gold specimens that may be purchased...other unusual and rare fluorescent minerals we'll des- cribe in future articles for information and interest...descriptive literature now to the B&I Mfg. Co., Burlington, Wise, as to their Gem Maker advertised in R&M...R&M each issue for $36.50 F.O.B. Burlington, Wise, complete, less motor and belt. "This 6" Gem Maker will
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The famous Keokuk geode is found in southeastern Iowa; across the river in Illinois and in nearby Missouri...Maurice and Cecile Lamb. Photo by Elmer Paulis, Burlington, Iowa ROCKS A N D MINERALS 577 Downloaded by...good five inch specimen that we showed in the Burlington, Iowa—Geode Gem and Mineral Club Display at the...many hours of study. W e have found fluorescent aragonite, smithsonite, chalcopyrite, hematite, selenite
Catalog/List
DRIVE, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95127 HALITE - Kern County, California (cavernous crystals) GEM ROUGH & SLABS...specimens, slightly fl. yellow-green. ARAGONITE 3X4 - Sam Benito County, Califo.fnia - White needles groTdrting...Ilo $2, 3 X 3 $2.75, 4 X 5 $4.50 San Benito County, California - Greenish hexagonal plates (look like...$2.75, 2X3 $3.50, 3X4 $4.50 - Sa.n Benito County, California - A newl}. discovered mineral from... 3 X 3 $2.75 GARNET PffilANITE - Sam Benito County, California - Small shiny black xls. growing on
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
confirmation of my guess as to the rock I found in Marion County, Florida. "I say it's jasper, flint and agate....From Idaho wilderness area near Stanley in Blaine County, Idaho. Some of these come in very large xls."...that were found in the Warsaw formation, Hancock County, Illinois. These were found in geodes embedded...goethite, kaolinite, ankerite, smoky quartz, barite, aragonite, smithsonite, hematite, selenite, and sphalerite...location to collecting." IOWA — From an old quarry north of Keokuk (Lee Co.), Iowa, we have 2 rough and one
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Bettendorf, Iowa asking for information about possible collecting areas in the Franklin area. The Iowa Club... that the committee can plan trips. - Lawrence County for many kinds of - - The Gem, Lapidary and Mineral...- - - Curt Segeler spoke Society of Montgomery County, Rockwith the New York Mineralogical Club ville...workshop on casting. - - - - The the Frederick County Rock and Mineral Nassau Mineral Club, Mineola,...President of the lapidary section met at the Nassau County Central Pennsylvania Rocks and Minerals Museum
Journal (issue)
include 75c with each order for postpaid delivery in USA. RAYTECH EQUIPMENT COMPANY Formerly Mineral Equipment...calcium carbonate, actually exisls in two forms - aragonite which belongs Lo the orthorhombic system, and...Son Di eg o County, Colif::irn,o times like long, slender needles resem­ bling aragonite ( F'ig. 7 and...s found on the flank of Pine Mountain in Adams County in a fine granular m ixture w ith qua rtz. Lead...ineral CmTTENANCO FALLS is located in Madi­ son County. New York, just off Roule 13. It is between Chittenango
 
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