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'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Localities:	Lake Erie beach, Saybrook township, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, USA Enon meteorite, Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, USA








Alum-(K)
Formula:	KAl(SO₄)₂ · 12H₂O
Localities:	King's Creek Cave, Cuyahoga Gorge Park, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co., Ohio, USA Aurora Pond, Twinsburg township, Summit Co., Ohio, USA McDermott, Scioto Co., Ohio, USA







Alunogen
Formula:	Al₂(SO₄)₃ · 17H₂O
Localities:	Bill Moose Run, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA Old strip mine, Langsville, Meigs Co., Ohio, USA Blue Bridge (Lameraux Bridge), West Branch Huron River, Monroeville, Huron Co., Ohio, USA Glen Echo Ravine, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA ? (more information)







Anhydrite
Formula:	CaSO₄
Localities:	AKZO Salt Inc. mine (International Salt Co. mine), Whiskey Island, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, USA Morton Salt Mine, Fairport Harbor, Lake Co., Ohio, USA U. S. Gypsum Mine, Portage township, Ottawa Co., Ohio, USA Celotex Corp. quarry, Portage township, Ottawa Co., Ohio, USA







Ankerite
Formula:	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂
Locality:	Huron River, Milan, Erie Co., Ohio, USA







Anorthite var: Labradorite
Formula:	(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si₂O₈]
Locality:	Lake Erie beach, Saybrook township, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, USA






Photo: © . Labradorite from Lake Erie beach, Saybrook township, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, USA
'Apatite'
Localities:	Huron River, Milan, Erie Co., Ohio, USA Blue Bridge (Lameraux Bridge), West Branch Huron River, Monroeville, Huron Co., Ohio, USA







Photo: Apatite from Adena Brook Ravine, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA
Aragonite
Formula:	CaCO₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.






Photo: © . Aragonite from Newark, Licking Co., Ohio, USA
'Asphaltum'
Localities:	Bloomlock quarry (Suever Stone Co. quarry; Landeck quarry), Delphos, Allen Co., Ohio, USA Serpent Mound disturbance, Adams Co., Ohio, USA








Baryte
Formula:	BaSO₄
Localities:	Reported from at least 51 localities in this region.






Photo: © Alan Goldstein. Baryte from Pugh Quarry, Custar, Wood Co., Ohio, USA
'Bitumen'
Localities:	National Lime and Stone Co. Quarry, Lima, Bath Township, Allen Co., Ohio, USA Suever Stone Co. quarry (Delphos Quarries Co. quarry), Delphos, Van Wert Co., Ohio, USA








Botryogen
Formula:	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH) · 7H₂O
Localities:	Bill Moose Run, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA Old strip mine, Langsville, Meigs Co., Ohio, USA Blue Bridge (Lameraux Bridge), West Branch Huron River, Monroeville, Huron Co., Ohio, USA Glen Echo Ravine, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA






Photo: Botryogen from Glen Echo Ravine, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA
Brianite (TL)
Formula:	Na₂CaMg(PO₄)₂
Type Locality:	Dayton meteorite, Montgomery Co., Ohio, USA
Reference:	Am Min 60:717-718






Calcite
Formula:	CaCO₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 182 localities in this region.






Photo: © 2002 John H. Betts. Calcite from Pugh Quarry, Custar, Wood Co., Ohio, USA
'Catlinite'
Locality:	Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, USA








Celestine
Formula:	SrSO₄
Localities:	Reported from at least 48 localities in this region.






Photo: © 2008 Peter Cristofono. Celestine from Stoneco quarry, Lime City, Wood Co., Ohio, USA
Chalcopyrite
Formula:	CuFeS₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.







'Chert'
Localities:	Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.







Photo: Chert from Washington Township, Licking Co., Ohio, USA
Chromite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
Locality:	Enon meteorite, Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, USA







'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Locality:	Enon meteorite, Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, USA








'Coal'
Locality:	Pea-Sunnyhill Mine, Perry Co., Ohio, USA








'Coal var: Bituminous Coal'
Reference:	Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals- Fredrick Brewster Loomis-1948
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Photo: Bituminous Coal from Washington Township, Licking Co., Ohio, USA
Copiapite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂ · 20H₂O
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.







Diadochite
Formula:	Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH) · 5H₂O
Localities:	Old strip mine, Jackson township, Coshocton Co., Ohio, USA Monday Creek Township, Perry Co., Ohio, USA






Photo: © 2007 Peter Cristofono. Diadochite from Monday Creek Township, Perry Co., Ohio, USA
Diamond
Formula:	C
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.







Dolomite
Formula:	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 54 localities in this region.






Photo: © WS-2008. Dolomite from Blue Bridge, West Branch Huron River, Monroeville, Huron Co., Ohio, USA
Dolomite var: Ferroan Dolomite
Localities:	Reported from at least 8 localities in this region.







Photo: © Will Shewfelt-2007. Ferroan Dolomite from Blue Bridge, West Branch Huron River, Monroeville, Huron Co., Ohio, USA
Epsomite
Formula:	MgSO₄ · 7H₂O
Localities:	Cuyahoga River, North Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, USA Blue Bridge (Lameraux Bridge), West Branch Huron River, Monroeville, Huron Co., Ohio, USA Bill Moose Run, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA Glen Echo Ravine, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA ? (more information)







'Flint'
Localities:	Reported from at least 31 localities in this region.







Photo: Flint from Flint Ridge, Licking Co., Ohio, USA
Fluorite
Formula:	CaF₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 57 localities in this region.






Photo: © Rob Lavinsky . Fluorite from Clay Center, Ottawa Co., Ohio, USA
Galena
Formula:	PbS
Localities:	Reported from at least 19 localities in this region.






Photo: © C. Stefano '08. Galena from Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc. Quarry, Clay Center, Ottawa Co., Ohio, USA
Glauconite
Formula:	(K,Na)(Fe³⁺,Al,Mg)₂((Si,Al)₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Localities:	Armco Inc. quarry (Piqua Stone Products Co. quarry), Piqua, Miami Co., Ohio, USA Pugh Quarry (France Stone Co. Custar quarry), Custar, Wood Co., Ohio, USA







Goethite
Formula:	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
Localities:	Route 125 roadcuts, Georgetown, Brown Co., Ohio, USA Bill Moose Run, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA Washington Township, Licking Co., Ohio, USA






Photo: Goethite from Washington Township, Licking Co., Ohio, USA
Gold
Formula:	Au
Localities:	Reported from at least 18 localities in this region.






Photo: Gold from Ross Co., Ohio, USA
Gypsum
Formula:	CaSO₄ · 2H₂O
Localities:	Reported from at least 47 localities in this region.






Photo: © C. Stefano '09. Gypsum from Ellsworth, Mahoning Co., Ohio, USA
Gypsum var: Selenite
Locality:	Ellsworth, Mahoning Co., Ohio, USA







Photo: © 2003 John H. Betts. Selenite from Ellsworth, Mahoning Co., Ohio, USA
Halite
Formula:	NaCl
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.







Halotrichite
Formula:	FeAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Localities:	Copperas Mountain, Paxton Township, Ross Co., Ohio, USA Blue Bridge (Lameraux Bridge), West Branch Huron River, Monroeville, Huron Co., Ohio, USA Abandoned coal strip mines, Sandy Run, Brown township, Vinton Co., Ohio, USA







Hematite
Formula:	Fe₂O₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 47 localities in this region.






Photo: Hematite from Dover township, Athens Co., Ohio, USA
Hemimorphite
Formula:	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
Locality:	Serpent Mound disturbance, Franklin township, Adams Co., Ohio, USA







Hexahydrite
Formula:	MgSO₄ · 6H₂O
Localities:	Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.







Hydrozincite
Formula:	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.







Iron var: Kamacite
Formula:	(Fe,Ni)
Localities:	Kossuth meteorite, Kossuth, Auglaize Co., Ohio, USA Enon meteorite, Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, USA







Kaolinite
Formula:	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Localities:	Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.







'Limonite'
Formula:	FeO(OH) · nH₂O
Localities:	Reported from at least 24 localities in this region.






Photo: Limonite from Jefferson Township, Richland Co., Ohio, USA
Malachite
Formula:	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Locality:	Cemex Quarry, Fairborn, Greene Co., Ohio, USA







Marcasite
Formula:	FeS₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 23 localities in this region.






Photo: © SMS 2007. Marcasite from Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc. Quarry, Clay Center, Ottawa Co., Ohio, USA
Melanterite
Formula:	FeSO₄ · 7H₂O
Localities:	Reported from at least 27 localities in this region.






Photo: © 2008 Jesse Crawford. Melanterite from Copperas Mountain, Paxton Township, Ross Co., Ohio, USA
Merrillite
Formula:	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇
Locality:	Enon meteorite, Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, USA







Millerite
Formula:	NiS
Locality:	Bill Moose Run, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA






Photo: Millerite from Bill Moose Run, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA
'Olivine'
Formula:	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
Locality:	Enon meteorite, Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, USA







Opal
Formula:	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Localities:	American Aggregates Corp. Marble Cliff Quarry (Marble Cliff Quarries Co. Scioto quarry), Franklin Co., Ohio, USA Bill Moose Run, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA






Photo: Opal from Bill Moose Run, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Locality:	Enon meteorite, Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, USA








Panethite (TL)
Formula:	(Na,Ca)₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)₂
Type Locality:	Dayton meteorite, Montgomery Co., Ohio, USA
Reference:	AM 53 (1968), 509; Geoch. Cosmoch. Acta 31 (1967), 1711; HB4 (2000)






'Petrified Wood'
Localities:	Reported from at least 26 localities in this region.








Pickeringite
Formula:	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄ · 22H₂O
Localities:	Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.







Pyrite
Formula:	FeS₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 213 localities in this region.






Photo: © 2005 S. Campbell. Pyrite from Worthington area, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA
Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 44 localities in this region.






Photo: © WS-2007. Quartz from Blue Bridge, West Branch Huron River, Monroeville, Huron Co., Ohio, USA
Quartz var: Agate
Formula:	SiO₂
Localities:	Licking Co., Ohio, USA Muskingum Co., Ohio, USA







Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:	SiO₂
Localities:	Licking Co., Ohio, USA Muskingum Co., Ohio, USA







Quartz var: Carnelian
Localities:	Muskingum Co., Ohio, USA Licking Co., Ohio, USA







Photo: Carnelian from Bill Moose Run, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA
Quartz var: Chalcedony
Localities:	Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.







Photo: Chalcedony from Bill Moose Run, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA
Quartz var: Jasper
Localities:	Muskingum Co., Ohio, USA Licking Co., Ohio, USA








Quartz var: Rock Crystal
Localities:	Muskingum Co., Ohio, USA Licking Co., Ohio, USA








Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂
Localities:	Muskingum Co., Ohio, USA Licking Co., Ohio, USA






Photo: © WS-09. Smoky Quartz from Blue Bridge, West Branch Huron River, Monroeville, Huron Co., Ohio, USA
Rozenite
Formula:	FeSO₄ · 4H₂O
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.







Salammoniac
Formula:	NH₄Cl
Localities:	Huron River, Milan, Erie Co., Ohio, USA Blue Bridge (Lameraux Bridge), West Branch Huron River, Monroeville, Huron Co., Ohio, USA






Photo: © C. Stefano '11. Salammoniac from Blue Bridge, West Branch Huron River, Monroeville, Huron Co., Ohio, USA
Schreibersite
Formula:	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Locality:	Enon meteorite, Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, USA







Siderite
Formula:	FeCO₃
Locality:	Margaret Creek, Alexander township, Athens Co., Ohio, USA







Smithsonite
Formula:	ZnCO₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.







Sphalerite
Formula:	ZnS
Localities:	Reported from at least 109 localities in this region.






Photo: © C. Stefano '08. Sphalerite from Stoneco quarry, Lime City, Wood Co., Ohio, USA
Strontianite
Formula:	SrCO₃
Localities:	Reported from at least 10 localities in this region.






Photo: © 2002 John H. Betts. Strontianite from Stoneco quarry, Lime City, Wood Co., Ohio, USA
Sulphur
Formula:	S₈
Localities:	Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.






Photo: Sulphur from Tenmile Creek, Sylvania township, Lucas Co., Ohio, USA
Szomolnokite
Formula:	FeSO₄ · H₂O
Localities:	James Bros. Coal Co. strip mine, Mineral City, Carroll Co., Ohio, USA Powhatan No. 1 mine, Washington township, Belmont Co., Ohio, USA







Taenite
Formula:	(Fe,Ni)
Localities:	Kossuth meteorite, Kossuth, Auglaize Co., Ohio, USA Enon meteorite, Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, USA







Thenardite
Formula:	Na₂SO₄
Locality:	King's Creek Cave, Cuyahoga Gorge Park, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co., Ohio, USA







Troilite
Formula:	FeS
Locality:	Enon meteorite, Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, USA







Vivianite
Formula:	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.






Photo: © C. Stefano '11. Vivianite from Miranda Run, Hamersville, Brown Co., Ohio, USA
'Wad'
Localities:	Locust Grove, Adams Co., Ohio, USA Jefferson township, Coshocton Co., Ohio, USA J. R. Smith farm, Auburn township, Geauga Co., Ohio, USA Green township, Hamilton Co., Ohio, USA Flint Ridge State Memorial, Licking Co., Ohio, USA








Whewellite
Formula:	Ca(C₂O₄) · H₂O
Localities:	Huron River, Milan, Erie Co., Ohio, USA Worthington, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA Bill Moose Run, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, USA






Photo: © . Whewellite from Huron River, Milan, Erie Co., Ohio, USA
Wurtzite
Formula:	(Zn,Fe)S
Localities:	Reported from at least 9 localities in this region.






Photo: © T. Kennedy 2002. Wurtzite from Metrel Inc. Negley strip mine, Negley, Columbiana Co., Ohio, USA

81 entries listed. 55 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

References

Carlson, E. (1990): Ohio Mineral Locality Index: Findlay Arch and Serpent Mound Districts. Rocks & Minerals 65 (11/12), 512-540.

Carlson, E. (1991): Minerals of Ohio. Ohio Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, Bulletin 69, 155 pp.

Carlson, E. (2002): Ohio Mineral Locality Index, part 2: Concretions and Miscellaneous Occurrences. Rocks and Minerals 77 (9/10), 306-319.

External Links

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/geosurvey/tabid/7882/Default.aspx (Ohio Geology Geofacts; downloadable PDFs, some mineral information)
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/7921/Default.aspx (Ohio Geology Educational Resources)
http://www.vasichkominerals.com/main.html

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