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Drill Hole (MRDS 10100303), Wapello County, Iowa, USAi
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Drill Hole (MRDS 10100303)Borehole
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 57' 23'' North , 92° 31' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.95641,-92.52379
GeoHash:
G#: 9zq0yxfhr
GRN:
N28W50
Type:
Borehole
Köppen climate type:
Dfa : Hot-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Blakesburg286 (2017)9.3km
Ottumwa24,624 (2017)11.8km
Drakesville186 (2017)17.9km
Agency641 (2017)18.7km
Floris140 (2017)19.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
The Sac & Fox Lapidary ClubFairfield, Iowa47km
Mindat Locality ID:
289663
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:289663:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Deposit: HATCH LOCALITY 21. COAL: ZN 7.1-18,000 PPM, AVG. 2,157 PPM; CD 0.11-74 PPM, AVG. 13 PPM. ASH: ZN 44-60,000 PPM, AVG. 8,568 PPM; CD 1-437 PPM, AVG. 62 PPM. CADASTRAL LOCATION: NW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SEC. 18, T. 71 N., R. 14 W. ; INFO.SRC : COBB

Geology: Sphalerite in cleats in coal; core samples from coal beds 1, 2, 3, and 5, and the laddsdale, wiley, whitebreast, wheeler, and beirer coal beds of the cherokee group.

Rock formation(s): Cherokee Group


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ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS

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Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
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Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS

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References

Hatch, J. R., Avcin, M. J., Wedge, W. K., and Brady, L. L. (1976), Sphalerite in Coals from Southeastern Iowa, Missouri, and Southeastern Kansas: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 76-796, 26 P.
Hatch, J. R., Avcin, M. J., and Van Dorpe, P. E., (1984), Element Geochemistry of Cherokee Group Coals (middle Pennsylvanian) from South-central and Southeastern Iowa: Iowa Geological Survey Technical Paper 5, 108 P.
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