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Locality Name:
Iowa Co., Wisconsin, USA


mindat Locality ID: 24156
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24156.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Iowa Co., Wisconsin, USA": 438
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 422

Number of Child Localities: 23
Child Localities:
Barnveld Quarry (G. A. Watson)
Burgess Quarry (George Wendtlandt; Inc.)
Durkin Quarry
Hackl Quarry
Ivey Construction Company Quarry
J. Johnson Quarry
James Quarry
Johnson Quarry
Johnston Quarry
Knight Quarry (George Wendland; Inc.)
Landon Quarry (G. A. Watson)
Larson Quarry (Dresser Quarry; G. A. Watson)
Lockwood Quarry
Lone Rock
Mankey Quarry
Potterton Quarry (George Wendtlandt; Inc.)
Thomas Brothers Quarry (G. A. Watson)
Thomas Quarry (George Wendtlandt; Inc.)
Turnell Quarry (G. A. Watson)
Upper Mississippi Valley District
Wendtlandt Quarry
Wendtlandt Quarry (George Wendtlandt; Inc.)
Williams Quarry (G. A. Watson; Peterson Quarry)

Latitude: 42°58'55"N
Longitude: 90°8'52"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.981944444444,-90.147777777778

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Ni O P Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Cu H O Pb S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCovelliteDiaspore
FluoriteGypsumHydrotalciteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMilleriteMiniumNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelWoodwarditeWurtzite

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Honessite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Leadhillite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Minium  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)63287804,287809,287824919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)28287804,287809,287824,287994,287995,287996,287998,2879995509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)16287722,287733,287827,287841,287844,287845,287847,287850,287855,287953,287958,288078,288083,288085,288086,28808711547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)115287720,287722,287723,287724,287725,287730,287732,287733,287734,287735,287736,287738,287743,287744,287795,287796,287803,287804,287805,287806,287807,287808,287809,287810,287811,287812,287813,287814,287815,287816,287817,287818,287819,287820,287822,287823,287824,287826,287827,287828,287830,287834,287835,287836,287839,287841,287842,287843,287844,287845,287847,287848,287849,287850,287851,287852,287855,287856,287858,287859,287860,287861,287862,287866,287867,287868,287869,287871,287873,287875,287876,287877,287878,287880,287886,287896,287897,287898,287899,287900,287901,287902,287903,287905,287907,287908,287909,287915,287921,287924,287931,287934,287944,287953,287956,287958,287962,287973,287978,287984,287991,287995,288006,288007,288031,288078,288083,288085,288086,288087,288115,288120,288130,288131,28813227770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3287827,287915,2881304979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S9287804,287809,287821,287824,287827,287995,287997,287998,2879995707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS219287723,287804,287805,287806,287807,287808,287809,287821,287824,287826,287827,287921,287956,287994,287995,287997,287998,287999,28808527198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12878243531
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2287827,2879974165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2287804,2878092970
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S161287915300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2110287720,287722,287723,287724,287725,287730,287732,287733,287734,287735,287736,287738,287743,287744,287795,287796,287803,287804,287805,287806,287807,287808,287809,287810,287811,287812,287813,287814,287815,287816,287817,287818,287819,287820,287822,287823,287824,287826,287827,287828,287830,287834,287835,287836,287839,287841,287842,287843,287844,287845,287847,287848,287849,287850,287851,287852,287855,287856,287858,287859,287861,287862,287866,287867,287868,287869,287871,287873,287875,287876,287877,287878,287880,287886,287896,287897,287898,287900,287901,287902,287903,287905,287907,287908,287909,287921,287924,287931,287934,287944,287956,287958,287962,287973,287978,287984,287991,287995,288006,288007,288031,288078,288083,288085,288086,288087,288115,288130,288131,2881329895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212879539617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS77287720,287722,287723,287724,287725,287730,287733,287736,287744,287795,287796,287804,287805,287806,287807,287808,287809,287810,287811,287812,287815,287816,287818,287819,287820,287822,287824,287826,287827,287828,287835,287836,287839,287841,287842,287844,287845,287848,287850,287851,287856,287860,287866,287867,287869,287875,287877,287878,287880,287886,287898,287901,287905,287907,287908,287909,287915,287921,287924,287934,287953,287958,287962,287973,287984,287991,287997,288007,288078,288085,288086,288087,288115,288120,288130,288131,28813224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)6287809,287819,287824,287994,288120,2881317437
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1287720717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12878276890
Honessite  (*)Woodwardite Hydrotalcite(Ni1-xFe3+x)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)6287720,287827,287834,287835,287839,28786025
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)62287827,2878661066
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)20265
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)29287804,287809,287821,287824,287994,287995,287997,287998,28799912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS240287720,287723,287725,287796,287804,287805,287807,287808,287809,287812,287819,287820,287827,287834,287836,287839,287841,287844,287845,287850,287855,287866,287867,287869,287875,287877,287878,287880,287907,287921,287953,287995,287997,287999,288078,288083,288085,288086,288087,2881315674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1287827915
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS9287720,287827,287830,287834,287835,287836,287839,287848,2878491066
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O41287915247
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2128813117380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2108287720,287722,287723,287724,287725,287730,287732,287733,287734,287735,287736,287738,287743,287744,287795,287796,287803,287804,287805,287806,287807,287808,287809,287810,287811,287812,287813,287814,287815,287816,287817,287818,287819,287820,287822,287823,287824,287826,287827,287828,287830,287834,287835,287836,287839,287841,287842,287843,287844,287845,287847,287848,287849,287850,287851,287852,287855,287856,287858,287859,287861,287862,287866,287867,287868,287869,287871,287873,287875,287876,287877,287878,287880,287886,287896,287897,287898,287900,287901,287902,287903,287905,287908,287909,287921,287924,287931,287934,287944,287956,287958,287962,287973,287978,287984,287991,287995,287997,288006,288007,288031,288083,288086,288087,288115,288120,288131,28813239462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl2287804,2878091725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO296287720,287722,287723,287724,287725,287732,287733,287734,287735,287736,287738,287743,287744,287795,287803,287804,287805,287806,287807,287808,287809,287810,287811,287813,287814,287815,287816,287817,287818,287819,287822,287823,287824,287826,287827,287828,287830,287834,287835,287836,287839,287841,287842,287843,287844,287845,287847,287848,287849,287850,287851,287852,287855,287856,287858,287859,287861,287862,287866,287867,287868,287871,287873,287876,287877,287886,287896,287897,287898,287900,287901,287902,287903,287905,287908,287909,287924,287931,287934,287944,287956,287958,287962,287973,287978,287984,287991,287995,288006,288007,288031,288083,288086,288115,288131,28813261156
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)36287733,287736,287795,287804,287805,287806,287807,287808,287809,287810,287811,287812,287813,287815,287816,287818,287820,287822,287824,287826,287827,287828,287835,287842,287856,287886,287915,287924,287962,287984,287995,288086,288087,288120,288131,2881322473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS114287720,287722,287723,287724,287725,287730,287732,287733,287734,287735,287736,287738,287743,287744,287795,287796,287803,287804,287805,287806,287807,287808,287809,287810,287811,287812,287813,287814,287815,287816,287817,287818,287820,287822,287823,287824,287826,287827,287828,287830,287834,287835,287836,287839,287841,287842,287843,287844,287845,287847,287848,287849,287850,287851,287852,287855,287856,287858,287859,287860,287861,287862,287866,287867,287868,287869,287871,287873,287875,287876,287877,287878,287880,287886,287896,287897,287898,287900,287901,287902,287903,287905,287907,287908,287909,287915,287921,287924,287931,287934,287944,287953,287956,287958,287962,287973,287978,287984,287991,287995,287997,287999,288006,288007,288031,288078,288083,288085,288086,288087,288115,288120,288131,28813221482
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO4287804,287809,287995,2879991101
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S47287827,287830,287834,287835,287836,287839,287849380



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