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Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA

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 Map Reference: 37°27'43"N , 84°38'0"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Anatase
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Anderson (1994) Kentucky Geol. Survey Ser. XI Spec. Pub 20]
    Site Photo
    US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, n. 6, 1997 ]
    Site Photo
    US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [T. Kennedy collection]
    Site Photo
    US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Cerussite
    PbCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, n. 6, 1997 ]
    Site Photo
    US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  'Chalcedony'
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, n. 6, 1997 ]
    Site Photo
    US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals Vol. 70, No. 4, p.256]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [T. Kennedy collection]
    Site Photo
    Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © T. Kennedy 2002
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [T. Kennedy collection]
    Site Photo
    US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © 2006 Peter Cristofono
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals Vol. 70, No. 4, p.256]
    Site Photo
    US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [T. Kennedy collection]
    Site Photo
    Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © T. Kennedy 2002
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals Vol. 70, No. 4, p.256]
  		•  Halotrichite
    FeAl
     
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·22H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, n. 6, 1997 ]
  		•  Honessite
    Ni
     
    6
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    16
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [T. Kennedy collection]
    Site Photo
    Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © T. Kennedy 2002
  		•  Hydrohonessite
    Ni
     
    6
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    16
    		|SO
     
    4
    		] · 7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals Vol. 70, No. 4, p.256]
    Site Photo
    US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Jamborite
    (Ni
    2+
     
    		,Ni
    3+
     
    		,Co,Fe)(OH)
     
    2
    		(OH,S,H
     
    2
    		O)
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals Vol. 70, No. 4, p.256]
    Site Photo
    Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Lepidocrocite
    γ-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals Vol. 70, No. 4, p.256]
    Site Photo
    US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals Vol. 70, No. 4, p.256]
    Site Photo
    US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [T. Kennedy collection]
    Site Photo
    US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Metavoltine
    Na
     
    6
    		K
     
    2
    		FeFe
     
    6
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    12
    		O
     
    2
    		·18H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 28 (5), 369-384.]
  		•  Millerite
    NiS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
     
  		•  Paratacamite
    Cu
     
    3
    		(Cu,Zn)[(OH)
     
    3
    		|Cl]
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals Vol. 70, No. 4, p.256]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Description: Pyrite from this locality is found in a multitude of forms from basic cubes to rings and other exotic forms.
    Reference: [T. Kennedy collection]
    Site Photo
    Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
     
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Colour: colorless to white, grey, or brown
    Description: As geodes to 8 cm. with either a druzy lining of crystals or a cryptocrystalline form (agate).
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Römerite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		·14H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 28 (5), 369-384.]
  		•  Smythite
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    9
    		S
     
    11
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, n. 6, 1997 ]
    Site Photo
    US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [T. Kennedy collection]
    Site Photo
    Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
    © T. Kennedy 2002
  		•  Sulphur
    S
     
    8
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals Vol. 70, No. 4, p.256]
  		•  Violarite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Ni
    3+
    2
    		S
     
    4
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals Vol. 70, No. 4, p.256]
  		•  Voltaite
    K
     
    2
    		Fe
    2+
    5
    		Fe
    3+
    3
    		Al[SO
     
    4
    		]
     
    12
    		 · 18H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [MinRec 28 (5), 369-384.]


    29 entries listed. 28 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
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    • Kentucky
      • Lincoln Co.
        • Halls Gap

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