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Louisiana, USA

Ref: Louisiana Mineral Locality Index Rocks & Minerals (1994) 69:3 pp 156-162.

Primary mineral localities are the cap rocks of salt domes in the southern portion of the state.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Albite
var: Oligoclase

'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Anhydrite
Ankerite
'Apatite'
Aragonite
Arsenic
Augite
Azurite
Baryte
'Bentonite'
Boracite
Calcite
Celestine
'Chalcedony'
'var: Agate'
'var: Carnelian'
'var: Petrified Wood'
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Chambersite
'Coal
var: Lignite'

Danburite
Diamond
Diopside
Dolomite
Enargite
Enstatite
Ericaite
Fluorite
Forsterite
Galena
Glauconite
Goethite
Gypsum
Halite
Hauerite
Hematite
Hilgardite (TL)
'Hilgardite-3Tc'
'Hilgardite-4M'
Ilmenite
Kaolinite
Limonite
Magnesite
Marcasite
Opal
var: Precious Opal

var: Wood Opal
Phlogopite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
var: Basanite
var: Chert
var: Jasper
Realgar
Siderite
Sphalerite
Strontianite
Sulphur
Sylvite
Taenite
Troilite
Vivianite


291 entries listed. 47 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

Localities in this Region:
USA
 
  • Louisiana
    • Acadia Parish
    • Ascension Parish
    • Caddo Parish
    • Caldwell Parish
    • Catahoula Parish
    • East Baton Rouge Parish
    • East Feliciana Parish
    • Evangeline Parish
    • Iberville Parish
    • Jefferson Davis Parish
    • La Salle Parish
    • Lincoln Parish
    • Orleans Parish
      • New Orleans
    • Ouachita Parish
    • Red River Parish
    • St. Mary Parish
    • Vernon Parish
    • Washington Parish

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