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Mineral List:
  • Actinolite
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    )
     
    5
    (Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    )(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • 'Albite-Anorthite Series'
    Reference: [www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.]
  • Allophane
    (Al
     
    2
    O
     
    3
    )(SiO
     
    2
    )
     
    1.3-2
    ·2.5-3H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: []
  • 'Allophane-evansite'
    Reference: []
  • Andalusite
    Al
     
    2
    [O|SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • Anhydrite
    CaSO
     
    4
    Description: Occurs in Harrodsburg & Salem Limestones (Mississippian).
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:61:150; Wells(1983).]
  • Ankerite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    )(CO
     
    3
    )
     
    2
    Reference: [www.indiana.edu]
  • 'Apatite'
    Reference: [Erd & Greenberg,1960. Minerals of Indiana]
  • 'Apatite
    var: Collophane'
    Reference: []
  • Apatite-(CaCl)
    Ca
     
    5
    [Cl|(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: [www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.]
  • Aragonite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    State Route 37 road cut, Bloomington, Monroe Co., Indiana, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  • 'Asphaltum'
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 61:138-142 & 64:230.]
  • Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    ,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    ,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    ]
    Reference: [www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.]
  • Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:61:148; Erd(1960).]
    Site Photo
    SR 37 Roadcut, Harrodsburg, Monroe Co., Indiana, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  • Biotite
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 61:138-142 & 64:230.]
    Site Photo
    Indiana, USA
     
  • Calcite
    var: Manganoan Calcite
    (Ca,Mn)CO
     
    3
    Reference: []
  • Celestine
    SrSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:61:148; Erd(1960).]
    Site Photo
    Lehigh Portland Cement Co. Quarry, Mitchell, Lawrence Co., Indiana, USA
    © C. Stefano, 2007
  • 'Chalcedony'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  • 'Chalcedony
    var: Agate'
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  • 'Chalcedony
    var: Petrified Wood'
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  • Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Berry Materials Corp. Quarry (North Vernon Plant), North Vernon, Jennings Co., Indiana, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  • 'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [www.indiana.edu; U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  • 'Clay'
    Reference: []
  • 'Coal
    var: Bituminous Coal'
    Reference: []
  • Coesite
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  • Copiapite
    Fe
    2+
     
    Fe
    3+
    4
    [OH|(SO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ]
     
    2
    · 20H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Erd & Greenberg,1960. Minerals of Indiana]
  • Coquimbite ?
    Fe
     
    2
    (SO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    ·9H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: []
  • Corundum
    Al
     
    2
    O
     
    3
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  • Corundum
    var: Ruby
    Al
     
    2
    O
     
    3
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  • Corundum
    var: Sapphire
    Al
     
    2
    O
     
    3
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  • Crandallite
    CaAl
     
    3
    [(OH)
     
    5
    |(PO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ] · H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [AmMin 43:983]
  • Diamond
    C
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  • Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    )
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:61:148; Erd(1960).]
    Site Photo
    Corydon Stone Co. Quarry (Corydon Crushed Stone and Lime Quarry), Corydon, Harrison Co., Indiana, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  • Dolomite
    var: Ferroan Dolomite
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    SR 37 Roadcut, Harrodsburg, Monroe Co., Indiana, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  • Endellite
    Reference: [Indiana Geo. Sur. pub. B1 (1948)]
  • Enstatite
    Mg
     
    2
    [SiO
     
    3
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    }{Al
     
    2
    Fe
    3+
     
    }[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    |Si
     
    2
    O
     
    7
    ]
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • Epsomite
    MgSO
     
    4
    ·7H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: []
  • Ferrostrunzite
    Fe
    2+
     
    Fe
    3+
    2
    [OH|PO
     
    4
    ]
     
    2
    · 6H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [MinRec 15:351]
  • Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 61:138-142 & 64:230.]
    Site Photo
    Corydon Stone Co. Quarry (Corydon Crushed Stone and Lime Quarry), Corydon, Harrison Co., Indiana, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  • Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 61:111.]
    Site Photo
    Rensselaer Quarry (Rensselaer Stone Company Quarry; Pleasant Ridge Quarry), Pleasant Ridge, Jasper Co., Indiana, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  • 'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    Z
     
    2
    (TO
     
    4
    )
     
    3
    (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  • Gibbsite
    Al(OH)
     
    3
    Reference: [www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/etext/hoosier/IM-01.html.]
  • Glauconite
    K
     
    0.08
    R
    1
    1.33
    R
    2
    0.67
    [][Al
     
    0.13
    Si
     
    3.87
    O
     
    10
    ](OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 61:138-142 & 64:230.]
  • Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    O(OH)
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:61:148; Erd(1960).]
    Site Photo
    Corydon Stone Co. Quarry (Corydon Crushed Stone and Lime Quarry), Corydon, Harrison Co., Indiana, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  • Gold
    Au
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  • Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    ] · 2H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:61:148; Erd(1960).]
    Site Photo
    Corydon Stone Co. Quarry (Corydon Crushed Stone and Lime Quarry), Corydon, Harrison Co., Indiana, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  • Gypsum
    var: Alabaster
    Reference: []
  • Gypsum
    var: Satin Spar Gypsum
    Reference: []
  • Gypsum
    var: Selenite
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  • Halloysite
    Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    2
    O
     
    5
    (OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [USGS]
  • Hawleyite
    CdS
    Reference: [MinRec 15:351]
  • Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    O
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 17:210.]
  • Hexahydrite
    MgSO
     
    4
    ·6H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: []
  • Honessite
    Ni
     
    6
    Fe
    3+
    2
    [(OH)
     
    16
    |SO
     
    4
    ] · 4H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: []
  • 'Hornblende'
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • Hydrobasaluminite
    Al
     
    4
    [(OH)
     
    10
    |SO
     
    4
    ] · 12-36H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [AmMin 54:1363]
  • Hydromagnesite
    Mg
     
    5
    [(CO
     
    3
    )
     
    4
    (OH)
     
    2
    ] · 4H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: []
  • Hydrozincite
    Zn
     
    5
    [(OH)
     
    3
    |CO
     
    3
    ]
     
    2
    Reference: []
  • Hypersthene
    (Fe,Mg)SiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • Iddingsite
    MgO·Fe
     
    2
    O
     
    3
    ·3SiO
     
    2
    ·4H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.]
  • Illite
    K
     
    0.65
    A
     
    2.0
    [][Al
     
    0.65
    Si,
     
    3.35
    O
     
    10
    ](OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/etext/hoosier/IM-01.html.]
  • Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.]
  • Jamborite
    (Ni
    2+
     
    ,Ni
    3+
     
    ,Co,Fe)(OH)
     
    2
    (OH,S,H
     
    2
    O)
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    SR 37 Roadcut, Harrodsburg, Monroe Co., Indiana, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  • Kaolinite
    Al
     
    2
    Si
     
    2
    O
     
    5
    (OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [www.indiana.edu/~librcsd/etext/hoosier/IM-01.html.]
  • 'K Feldspar'
    Reference: [www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.]
  • Kyanite
    Al
     
    2
    [O|SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • Leucoxene
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Erd & Greenberg,1960. Minerals of Indiana]
  • Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    Fe
    3+
    2
    O
     
    4
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  • Magnetite
    var: Titaniferous Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    (Fe
    3+
     
    ,Ti)
     
    2
    O
     
    4
    Reference: [www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.]
  • Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |CO
     
    3
    ]
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Corydon Stone Co. Quarry (Corydon Crushed Stone and Lime Quarry), Corydon, Harrison Co., Indiana, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  • Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 61:138-142 & 64:230.]
    Site Photo
    Rensselaer Quarry (Rensselaer Stone Company Quarry; Pleasant Ridge Quarry), Pleasant Ridge, Jasper Co., Indiana, USA
    © 2003 John H. Betts
  • Melanterite
    FeSO
     
    4
    ·7H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Erd & Greenberg,1960. Minerals of Indiana]
  • Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • 'Microperthite'
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • Millerite
    NiS
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:61:148; Erd(1960).]
    Site Photo
    Bloomington Crushed Stone Co. Quarry, Bloomington, Monroe Co., Indiana, USA
    © Peter Haas
  • Montmorillonite
    (Na,Ca)
     
    0.33
    (Al,Mg)
     
    2
    Si
     
    4
    O
     
    10
    (OH)
     
    2
    ·nH
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [www.indiana.edu]
  • 'Moonstone'
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  • Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    [(OH)
     
    2
    |AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    10
    ]
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • Nitrocalcite ?
    Ca(NO
     
    3
    )
     
    2
    ·4H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [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.]
  • 'Olivine'
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    )
     
    2
    [SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.]
  • Orthoclase
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    O
     
    8
    ]
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
    Reference: [www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.]
  • Pigeonite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    ,Ca)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    )[Si
     
    2
    O
     
    6
    ]
    Reference: [www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.]
  • Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 61:138-142 & 64:230.]
    Site Photo
    Corydon Stone Co. Quarry (Corydon Crushed Stone and Lime Quarry), Corydon, Harrison Co., Indiana, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  • Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    S
     
    8
    , (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:61:148; Erd(1960).]
  • Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 61:138-142 & 64:230.]
    Site Photo
    Corydon Stone Co. Quarry (Corydon Crushed Stone and Lime Quarry), Corydon, Harrison Co., Indiana, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  • Quartz
    var: Amethyst
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [MacFall, 1951. Gem Hunter's Guide, 1st ed.]
  • Quartz
    var: Chert
    Reference: []
  • Quartz
    var: Flint
    Reference: []
  • Quartz
    var: Jasper
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  • Rozenite
    FeSO
     
    4
    ·4H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Am Min 90: 1518-1521]
  • Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 61: 145.]
  • Siderotil ?
    FeSO
     
    4
    ·5H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: []
  • Sillimanite
    Al
     
    2
    [O|SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • Smythite (TL)
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    9
    S
     
    11
    Type Locality: Bloomington Crushed Stone Co. Quarry, Bloomington, Monroe Co., Indiana, USA
    Reference: [J.Chem.Soc.,London(1956) 78, p. 2017; Mineral Reference Manual (Nickel and Nichols 1991)]
    Site Photo
    Bloomington Crushed Stone Co. Quarry, Bloomington, Monroe Co., Indiana, USA
    © T. Kennedy 2002
  • Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    )S
    Description: Occurs in Jeffersonian Limestone.
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:61:147.]
    Site Photo
    Delphi Limestone Co. Quarry, Delphi, Carroll Co., Indiana, USA
    © 2002 John H. Betts
  • Stishovite
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  • Strontianite
    SrCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:61:148; Erd(1960).]
    Site Photo
    Hoosier Stone and Concrete Corp. (Hanson Aggegrates) Quarry, Salem, Washington Co., Indiana, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  • Sulphur
    S
     
    8
    Reference: [Erd & Greenberg,1960. Minerals of Indiana]
  • Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • Topaz
    Al
     
    2
    [(F,OH)
     
    2
    |SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  • 'Tourmaline'
    AD
     
    3
    G
     
    6
    (BO
     
    3
    )
     
    3
    [T
     
    6
    O
     
    18
    ]Y
     
    3
    Z
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    ][Mg
     
    5
    ][(OH)
     
    2
    |Si
     
    8
    O
     
    22
    ]
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • Troilite
    FeS
    Reference: [www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.]
  • Vivianite
    Fe
    2+
    3
    (PO
     
    4
    )
     
    2
    ·8H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: []
  • 'Wad'
    Reference: [Erd & Greenberg,1960. Minerals of Indiana]
  • Xenotime-(Y)
    YPO
     
    4
    Reference: [Byron F. King (1932) American Mineralogist, 17, #10, 485-490.]
  • Xitieshanite
    Fe
    3+
     
    [Cl|SO
     
    4
    ] · 6H
     
    2
    O
    Reference: [Am Min 90: 1518-1521; DePauw Mag. (Spring 2002)]
  • Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    ]
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]


    113 entries listed. 74 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • Indiana
        • Fort Wayne
      • Benton Co.
        • Nashville
        • Delphi
        • Jeffersonville
      • Clinton Co.
        • Blue River Group Outcrop Area
        • Cannelburg
      • Dearborn Co.
        • New Point
      • Elkhart Co.
      • Fayette Co.
      • Fulton Co.
      • Gibson Co.
        • Mauckport
      • Hendricks Co.
        • Medora
      • Jay Co.
      • Kosciusko Co.
        • Eureka
        • Mitchell
        • Springville
        • Anderson
        • Lapel
        • Indianapolis
        • Marion
        • Williams Creek
        • Southwest Indiana Gypsum Deposit
        • Bloomington
        • Kentland
      • Noble Co.
      • Posey Co.
        • Francesville
        • Napolean
        • Norristown
        • St. Paul
        • Maxville
      • Starke Co.
      • Steuben Co.
        • Florence
        • Lafayette
      • Tipton Co.
      • Union Co.
      • Vanderburgh Co.
      • Warrick Co.
        • Canton
      • Whitley Co.

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