Latitude: 37°11'N
Longitude: 86°6'W
This location was famous for
calcite (
travertine),
aragonite and
gypsum speleothems. Collecting minerals in the National Park and in all Kentucky caves is illegal. Specimens predating collecting laws do exist in museums.
Extends into Hart and Barren counties.
Mineral List
8 entries listed. 8 valid minerals.
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References
Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 306.
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