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Gypsum from
Postville quarry, Postville, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Postville quarry, Postville, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:210026
Long-form Identifier:1:3:210026:5
GUID (UUID V4):99de56e0-7fb1-403f-8b9d-9f9231d22f25
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
90.2km (56.0 miles) Pint's Quarry, Raymond, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1. Postcard view of the Waukon iron mine, Allamakee County, cia. 1912. John Taylor collection. ARTHUR...Unfortunately. with today’s environmental laws and mine and quarry regulations. the prolific collecting of the 1950s...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the mountain, for 3 miles. The gravel road is a county road, usually fair except after heavy rains. At...the N. W . part of Dade County, Fla., due west of Miami and near the Monroe County line. Among the samples...gray gypsum that came from the 15,000 foot depth; gray limestone with small masses of white gypsum which...colorless selenite (gypsum). An especially interesting specimen was a % inch gray gypsum cabochon cut from...Lots 612 580 and 649, 19th District of Paulding County."—Spring 1954 issue, page 48. IDAHO—"I am sending
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineral descriptions. Anthony R . Kampf Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Mlnerals of Arlzona:...Industries, and Lore by Paul Gamin. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City. 260 pages; 1998; $39.95 (hardbound)...specific processes that have acted to form minerals the Iowa collector might expect to find. The second chapter...Rapids, Conklin, Four County, Keswick, Moscow, Ollie, Peske, Pint’s, Postville, and Robins quarries;...mines; the Fort Dodge gypsum deposits; geode-associated minerals of southeastern Iowa; Iron Hill; the Lansing
Report (volume)
commercial domestic production is from Nye County, Nev., and Stevens County, Wash. Magnesite occurs also in New...occurs in commercial quantities only at Gabbs, Nye County, Nev. Dolomite, the double carbonate of magnesium...open-pit methods. The major departure from standard quarry practice is the maintenance of relatively narrow...present (1954) are those hi Stevens County, Wash., and Nye County, Nev. Other States that have produced...the deposits, except for those in San Bernardino County, are associated with serpentinized parts of the
Report (volume)
Indianapolis, Ind. Iowa, Academy of Sciences: Proceedings, Vol. Ill, 1896. Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa, Geological...and A. G. Leonard in Vol. VI, 1896. Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa State University, Laboratories of Natural History:...Bulletin, Vol. Ill, No. 4, Vol. IV, No. 1,1896. Iowa City, Iowa. Johns Hopkins University: Circulars, Nos....from the nepheline-syenite of Dungannon, Hastings County, Ontario. Am. Jour. Sci., 4th ser., vol. i, pp...Bain (Harry Foster). Geology of Washington County [Iowa]. Iowa Geol. Surv., vol. v, pp. 113-173, pi. iii
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fossil-hunting localities, organized by state, county, township, section, or other landmark, together...7 THE ERA OF THE FLOODISTS In a limestone quarry near the village of Oeningen in Upper Baden, stonemasons... where workmen have found fossils within their county of jurisdiction. FLOAT AS AN INDICATOR The experienced...Your first problem is to check with your nearest county library for references which will lead you to good...description with respect to section, township, range, county, and state taken from your topographic map. General
Report (volume)
Sciences: Proceedings, Vols. VI-VII. Davenport, Iowa. Denison University, Scientific Laboratories: Bulletin...Washington, 1893. Iowa Academy of Sciences: Proceedings, Vol. I, Part 2-VII. Bus Moines, Iowa. Iowa Geological...Survey: Annual Reports, A^ule. I-X. Bus Moines, Iowa. Iowa State University: Laboratories of Natural History...History, .Bulletin, A7ols. II, Part 2-V, Part 1. Iowa City, Iowa. Johns Hopkins University: Circulars, 'Nos...Maryland Geological Survey, Vols. I-III. Allegany County. Baltimore, Md. Maryland State Weather Service:
Report (volume)
anonymous papers, placed at the end of Part I Co. county cos. · counties CORPORATE AUTHORS. Am G American...Marsh, 77d Plan or the earth: Gregory (J W), 99 Iowa geological survey: Calvin, 09c Pleistocene geology...13 geology: Hayford, 11. Pleistocene problem in Iowa: Calvin, 09a Isostasy and radioactivity: Becker...09b, 10, 11 Aftonian sands and gravels in western Iowa: Calvin, 05; Shimek, 08b Agaricocrinns, development:...93; Marcou, 96; Walcott, 07 Agate Spring fossil quarry, Nebr.: Peterson, 06b, 09 Age fiow and ebb of the
Report (issue)
records, and when available, includes the state, county, location of point of collection, and date and...pCi/L, picocuries per liter; fluor.. fluorometric; County Nearest community Location of point of collection...0.1 0.9 2.8 17.0 1.7 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 Table County 1.~ Sample-site data and radiochemlcal Location...2.1 0.2 3.8 2.3 < < < < < < < < < Table County Nearest community ARIZONA (cont.) Maricopa Scottsdale...27, Norman Arkansas Highway 9 Cave City, N. of County line 4 mi SE. of Bald Knob Drew Drew Jefferson
Report (volume)
Alabama, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa, which in the former edition were largely compiled...and Wells River Railroad. 4.evada Co. R. R Nevada County Railroad. levada Cent. R. R Nevada Central Railroad...Abbeville, S. C Abbey Hill, Cal Abbott, Cal . Abbott, Iowa Abbott, Nebr Abbott, Tex. Abbott Hill, Mass Abbottsford...Adair, Iowa . Adairville, Ky Adairville, Utah Adairsville, Ga Adak, Alaska. Adams, lnd Do Adams, Iowa Adams... Dak Addison, Ohio Addison Junction, N. Y Adel, Iowa Adeline, Ill. Adell, Wis Aden, Ky Aden, N. Mex.
Report (issue)
Description of a selected deposit: The Canyon deposit (USA) ..................... 241 3.9. 3.10. 3.11. ...262 Sandstone-hosted roll-front deposits in the USA ...................................................sediments: sandstones (Wyoming and Colorado Plateau (USA)), black shale, coal and lignite, and phosphorites...shallow crustal levels, such as Schwartzwalder (USA) and mineralization 8 resulting from synmetamorphic...margin (e.g. Ilimaussaq, Greenland; Bokan Mountain, USA); (b) MPm: magmatic partial melting deposits represented
Report (volume)
............................................... Iowa................................................... Hot Springs Railroad. la. Cent. R. R...........Iowa Central Railroad. I. C. R. R ...............Illinois........ L.&N.R.R... .............. Do.... Mobile County; L. &N.R R., U.S. C.&G.S.... ........... B. M....i mile southeast of station. Bald Hill, Butte County. ................. U.S. G.S. ........................................ Big Tree Grove, Calaveras County ....... Big Tree Station......................
Report (volume)
............................................... Iowa...................................................Brook Railway. F. C. N. G. Rwy...............Fulton County Narrow Gauge Railway. F. E. C. Rwy...............Northern Railroad. I. & St. L. Rwy................Iowa and Saint Louis Railway. I. C. R. R...............Central Railroad. I. C. Rwy.....................Iowa Central Railway. I., D. & W. Rwy...............Indiana... & I. R. R................Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad. I. S. Rwy..................... Illinois
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urol- urologic, urological, urology US-United States USA-US Army USAAF- US Army Air Force USAAFR-US Army Air...compleites; ion exchange. Mailing Add: Dept of Chem Iowa State Univ Ames IA 50011 STADTHERR, RICHARD JAMES...Teachers Col, BS. 49; Iowa State Col. MS, 51, PhD(plant path). 53. Prof Exp: Asst, Iowa Stale Col, 49-53;...distribution and 1axonom1cal problems. Mailing Add: LA County Mus 1':atural Hist 900 Expos111on Blvd Los Angeles...PHYSICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY Educ· Lnt\ Ky. BS. 59; Iowa State Cni\. PhD(chem). 63. Prof Exp: Res chemist
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University of California Santa Barbara CA 93106 USA Colella, Albina Dipartimcnto di Scicnzc dclla T erra...Colorado State University Fort Collins Colorado 80525 USA Fernandez, L.P. Department of Geology University...Dallas Research Laboratory PO Box 819047 Dallas Texas USA Maejin:ia, Wataru Department of Geosciences Faculty...Dallas Research Laboratory PO Box 819047 Dallas Texas USA Muto, Tetsuji Department of Geology and Mineralogy...Louisiana State University Baton Rouge Louisiana 70803 USA PujaJte, Victoriano Department of Geology University
 
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