Hoosier Stone and Concrete Corp. (Hanson Aggegrates) Quarry, Salem, Washington Co., Indiana, USA
Latitude: 38°36'N
Longitude: 86°15'W
An aggregate quarry in Middle Mississippian-age Harrodsburg Limestone (geode-bearing), Salem Limestone (vugs) and lower St. Louis Limestone (barren). Permission is required (and difficult to obtain) to collect at this locality which produces world-class celestine crystals.
Refs.:
- Rocks & Min. 61: 150
- Wells et al. (1983): Celestite from Salem. Mineralogical Record. 14(1), 7-12
Mineral List
14 entries listed. 12 valid minerals.
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