Mine detail: Occurrence

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Location: Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, North America
Lat / long: 42.41862, -90.7404
dep_id: 10082062
mrds_id: W044573
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
Reporter: Miller, M.
hrock_unit: Maquoketa Shale
hrock_type: Shale
References:
  • Deposit:: F1 < BROWN, C.E., 1966, PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS IN THE BASAL BEDS OF THE MAQUOQUETA SHALE NEAR DUBUQUE, IOWA, IN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RESEARCH 1966: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 550-B, P. B152-B158.
  • Deposit:: F2 < BROWN, C. E., 1974, PHOSPHATIC ZONE IN THE LOWER PART OF THE MAQUOKETA SHALE IN NORTHEAST IOWA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY JOURNAL OF RESEARCH, V. 2, NO. 2, P. 219-232.
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