Marion County, Indiana, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Marion County | County |
| Indiana | State |
| USA | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis | 829,718 (2017) |
| Lawrence | 47,809 (2017) |
| Broad Ripple | 17,041 (2017) |
| Beech Grove | 14,548 (2017) |
| Speedway | 12,127 (2017) |
| Cumberland | 5,467 (2017) |
Clubs in region:
Museums in region:
Mindat Locality ID:
30173
Long-form identifier:
1:2:30173:5
GUID (UUID V4):
5ba131dd-fd0b-4451-aa87-ef9714f47204
The exotic minerals diamond, "moonstone" and quartz variety amethyst are reported as clasts scattered in glacial drift gravels in the County.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β 'Moonstone' Reference: Ransom, Jay Ellis (1974) Gems and Minerals of America |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Rocks & Min.:61:148. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: MacFall, P.M. (1951) Gem Hunter's Guide (1st ed.). Science and Mathematics Publishing Company, 187 pages. |
| β Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 Reference: MacFall, P.M. (1951) Gem Hunter's Guide (1st ed.). Science and Mathematics Publishing Company, 187 pages. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Moonstone' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fossils
There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 17 | ||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 419 Ma (Silurian) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician) | ||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | ||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_County,_Indiana |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q506230 |
| GeoNames ID: | 4260977 |
Localities in this Region
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Illinois BasinBasin
- Shawnee DomainDomain
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Marion County, Indiana, USA