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Gypsum from
Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA


Locality type:Gap
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:116909
Long-form Identifier:1:3:116909:6
GUID (UUID V4):5c9a4fd4-e191-45fa-a3fb-6a827e49f4f3
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
59.8km (37.2 miles) Nally - Gibson Quarry, Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky, USA
74.2km (46.1 miles) Badger Mine and Mill (Badger Mine), Taylor County, Kentucky, USA
79.7km (49.5 miles) Nally and Gibson Greensburg Quarry, Green County, Kentucky, USA
83.3km (51.8 miles) Nally - Gibson Quarry, Georgetown, Central Kentucky Fluorspar Mining District, Scott County, Kentucky, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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Kentucky Kentucky Mineral Mineral Locality Index Downloaded by [Dalhousie University] at 18:01 27 December...Caldwell Stone Company quarry, Danville, Boyle County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. K entucky...Commonwealth is Black Mountain in the Appalachians (Harlan County) at 4,139 feet. The lowest point is the floor of...quarry near Grand Rivers (Livingston County) in western Kentucky, at 100 feet below sea level. There are...nondiamondiferous kimberlite in Elliott County in eastern Kentucky and alnöite intrusions in Crittenden
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road cut along old IN-37, near Harrodsburg, Monroe County, Indiana. Note the semispherical opening, lower...Fort Payne, WarsawSalem, and Borden formations in Kentucky, and the Warsaw Formation in Illinois, Iowa, and...commercial geode mine at St. Francisville, Clark County, Missouri. This specimen appeared on the dust jacket...quartz geode, from a locality near Revere, Clark County, Missouri. Cincinnati Museum Center specimen (No...from Sheffler’s geode mine, near Alexandria, Clark County, Missouri. Fred and Sue Keitel specimen, Terry
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Library] at 17:14 19 November 2014 HALLS GAP, LINCOLN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Figure J. Millerite with calcite...road cut along U.S. Highway 27 near Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky. II was originally in the collection...from Halls Gap geodes include anatase, calcite, chalcocite, chalcopyrite, dolomite, galena, gypsum, lepidocrocite...a discussion and excellent SEM photographs of Halls Gap minerals, the reader is referred to a series of...of seven short installments on Halls Gap geology that appeared in Mineral News between September 1992
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MINERALS KENTUCKY DENNIS COSKREN 849 L y n n Drive Lexington, Kentucky 40504 T o those interested in...glance? Y e s , to be sure, there is millerite at Halls Gap, but what else? Admittedly, there is some reason...deposits of this type, pride of place is held by Halls Gap, which is famous for its millerite and honessite...nickel sulfate, all of which I have found on Halls Gap material. A n article in this issue covers the...Pirman specimen; G . Pirman photo. The geodes of Halls Gap have overshadowed the other geodes of the state
Report (issue)
formations in Burnside quadrangle, Pulaski County, Kentucky; Monteagle Limestone, Hartselle Formation...Pennington) Formation. Mississippian Rocks in Kentucky By EDWARD G. SABLE and GARLAND R. DEVER, JR. ...PAPER 1503 Work done in cooperation with the Kentucky Geological Survey Strata representing Kinderhookian...G. (Edward George), 1924Mississippian rocks in Kentucky / by Edward G. Sable and Garland R. Dever, Jr...paper; 1503) "Work done in cooperation with the Kentucky Geological Survey." "Strata representing Kinderhookian
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Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...1997 Natural History M useum o f Los Angeles County M useum o f G eology D irector: Philip R . Bjork...$10 v.8/#6 California Issue Benitoite, Gold L.A. County Museum, Himalaya mine $10 v.9/#3 Kalahari rhodochrosite... $10 v.20/#2 Little Three mine (CA), Zaragoza Gypsum (Spain), Calif. Locality Index $10 v.20/#5 Brazilian...v.25/#6 The History of Martin Ehrmann, Topeka-Kentucky Mineral Collecting 1530-1799 $24 Giant & Indiana
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The faces are not as smooth as bedded deposits of gypsum , halite and those of barite . Most crystals of...with sulfur . At Death odes like those of Halls Gap , Kentucky. Valley, California, it is found in evap·...calcite, fluorite, araganite, dolomite, barite, gypsum, anhydrate, strontianite and halite. CELESTITE...contributes a red variety in Brown Co. At Halls Gap, Kentucky, blue terminated crystals may be found in...Georgetown, Ontario. The crystals are found with gypsum. Another exposure is near Balls Falls on Twenty
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American Midwest Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee C alcite is ubiquitous in the American...Tennessee Lead-Zinc district near Carthage in Smith County. Calcite from this locality is noted for high luster...cm tall, from the Ben Hogan quarry in Lawrence County, Arkansas. Terry Huizing specimen (No. TEH 273)...dolostone at the Black Rock quarries of the Lawrence County Zinc district. Specimens often feature calcite...twinned on {001} from the Black Rock quarry, Lawrence County, Arkansas. Terry Huizing specimen (No. TEH 514)
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would balance if it were of uniform thickness. Gypsum Hills Scenic Byway: Continues for 42 miles along...and Coldwater; http:// www.travelks.com/ksbyways/gypsum-hills/. The red color 94   ROCKS & MINERALS of...(270-million-year-old) rocks that make up the scenic Gypsum (Red) Hills is derived from iron oxide in the shale...concretions that reach to nearly 30 feet in diameter. KENTUCKY Big Bone Lick State Park: 3380 Beaver Road, Union...the salt springs in this once marshy terrain. Halls Gap Geodes: About 5 miles south of Stanford on US27;
Report (issue)
Borden Formation (Mississippian) In North-Central Kentucky By ROY C. KEPFERLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO STRATIGRAPHY...SURVEY BULLETIN Work done in cooperation with the Kentucky Geological Survey A redefinition of the Holts...ILLUSTRATIONS Page FIGURE 1. Index map of north-central Kentucky .................................... 2. Chart...nomenclature of the Borden Formation in north-central Kentucky ...... 3. Diagrammatic cross section showing units...Borden Formation from southernmost Jefferson County to Casey County ......................................
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Jeffrey Scovil photo. July/August: Calcite, Gallatin County, Mon­ tana. American Museum of Natural Histo­ ry...September/October: Chalcocite, Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wiscon­ sin. F. John Barlow specimen, Malcolm...November/December: Chalcocite, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut. Jim Minette specimen, Jeffrey Scovil...Choice, R. B . Cook, Chal­ cocite, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecti- Downloaded by [JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY]...Maharashtra, India, 176-78; Millerite, Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky, 256-58; Sulfur, Perticara, Italy
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quartz crystals, and an interior University of Kentucky which may be filled or partially filled w i t...t h any of a variety of Lexington, Kentucky 40506 minerals, or may be empty. V e r y similar crystal-lined...minerals include celestite, barite, anhydrite, gypsum, calcite, dolomite, strontianite, chal­ copyrite...hematite, and goethite, among others. The famous Halls Gap geodes have other, more exotic minerals, but these...n i t , they pointed out the relationship that gypsum and anhydrite, two common mineral fillings o f
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through by bending. The opening was covered with gypsum crystals and less abundant calcite, coated with...The sides and most of the back were covered by gypsum, calcite and wad as in the cavern above it, but...were loosely to tightly cemented and covered with gypsum, calcite, limonite, wad and small aggregates of...museum quality.” (Szenics, 1967) Spruce Peak, King County, Washington, 1977 Beautiful pyrite and quartz specimens...and FLECK, G. (1980) The Grey Horse mine, Pinal County, Arizona. Mineralogical Record, 11 (4), 231–232
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Nuristan, Afghanistan; Neptunite from San Benito County, California; Spinel from Mogok, Burma; and Emerald...world. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County was particularly interesting among the museums...minerals at the Tourmaline Queen mine in Sz Diego County, California. By 1978 he had accumulated a hu£ Tourmaline...Postage Stan Tourmaline) into a general San Diego County pegmatite collectic of nearly 200 superb specimens...” in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Selling off the last of his minerals in 1981,
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index. This is organised hierarchically by country, county or state, then site name. To avoid the confusion...century boundary changes in the British Isles, the county boundaries defined by the Local Governmant Act...referred to as Glamorgan. The new counties and county boroughs brought in by the Lieutenancies Act of...20:36 Canadian Museum of Nature (Ottawa) 16:17 County Museum, Truro 17:1 Derby Museum 11:17, 13:34 Chatsworth...Mine augite 19:28 calcite 19:28 goethite 19:28 gypsum 19:28 quartz 19:28 Mount Glorious Mine, Cloncurry
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southern edge of coastal ~ ewport Beac h. in Orange County. This discovery constitutes firs t reported occurrence...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d 'Alen e, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-659-3035 Email: lream@m ineralnews.com...fold of rock strata that stretches from southern Kentucky into Ohio. before splitting into the Findlay Arch...fro m Michigan , four fro m Kentucky, and two sites from Ontario. Kentucky has far mo re than four localities...true in Ohi o. However. geodes are widespread in Kentucky and India na. My collecting bias would list them
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article will be on the quarry near Maybee, Monroe County, Michigan, since it has, over the years, been a...Similar processes, but with the sulfur coming from gypsum, are considered to be responsible for large sulfur...the Michigan Stone Co. quarry at Maybee, Monroe County. The specimen is 7.8 cm tall. John C . Medici specimen...minerals are calcite and less commonly, sulfur and gypsum; dolomite also occurs. The celestite crystals occur... Michigan Stone Company quarry, Maybee, Monroe County Figure 2 (above left): A 9.4-cm tall, 14-ounce
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ame Continued on page 5 Fig. 1 "Angelwing" gypsum to 61/4 inches {16 cm) on sulfur from Miniera Cozzodisi...computers. Mapopolis.co m has maps o f the ent ire USA with fa irly good det a il. These are ava ilable...white. Jungleport .co m has ma ps of the e nti re USA in color. They a rc o riented towa rds m ajor cities...P .O . Box 2043, Coeur d 'Al ene, ID 83816-2043 USA publisher. _ Back Issues Collecting Arkansas...San Pedro ~t 111e. Santa Fe County Quartz 17 -9. 1-1; Truchas. Santa Fe County Xcno11me 17 -1 0 : 1.2 .-1
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Tateville, Pulaski County, l(entucky Alan Goldstein 1607 Washington Blvd. Louisville, Kentucky 40242-3539 Lexington...interesting roadcul on US 27 near Tatevillc, Pulaski County, Kentucky. II lies about three hours southeast of Louisville...Louisville 001 far from London, Kentucky, General Burnside State Park, and Cumberland Falls Stale Reson...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 • E-mail: lream@comtch.iea...operators have been instructed to radio the Yamhill County sheriff and ask that unauthorized persons be arrested
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specimen I came across was a specimen labeled as gypsum on chert that I collected at the Minerva No. 1...not typical for celestine. They were typical for gypsum var. selenite (Photo 2)! Several of the crystals...indicated that they "occasionally encountered selenite/ gypsum in thin layers (l/8 to l inch) in some of the core...clay. mica, chlorite), are kieserite (MgSQ H O), gypsum (CaSO 2HP), and also carbonates. and sulfates....failed to detect any carbonate of Mars (Fig. I-map). Gypsum occurs in layered deposits of minerals. nor has
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move ahead to the property line common to the Lincoln and Stanton claims and sink a shaft. Since this...the opening was called the “join shaft.” (The Lincoln and Stanton claims were subsequently renamec Carolina...36. FOUNTAIN, A. J. (1882) Report o f Doha Ana County: Bureau o f Immigration o f the Territory o f New...(1881) (ca.) Map of Sierra Mines, Daly, Dona Ana County, New Mexico. James D. Hague Papers, Huntington... v.8/#6 California Issue Benitoite, Gold, L.A. County Museum, Himalaya mine $7 v .9 /# 3 Kalahari rhodochrosite
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delicate (crystals or fossils). A treasure of unique gypsum crystals was found by club member Buck Keller at...matoaka beachcabins.com/ Flag Ponds is a Calvert County park with a small fee for collecting, most noted...Pyrite wires, one bent at 90º. Sample from Clackamas County, OR; field of view 4 mm. Some sources have blamed...Another site where you can find pyrite wire is Halls Gap, a road cut south of Stanford, KY. Specimens from...whiskers are not rare. If you have millerite from Halls Gap, look at it closely and see if you can find any
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after mineral from the Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas' intrusive ring-dike complex are the...descriptive mineralogy. Just $45 plus $8.50 s/h USA Minerals and their Localities Over 800 pages, 8500...reference book available today! $145 plus $15 s/h USA Foreign customers: please inquire. Minera(o9icaf...located on the edge of the Tarryall Mountains in Park County, Colorado, about 8 miles north of Lake George....marginally effective in policing the area and the County sheriff seemed always to haYe excuses as to why
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collected in May, and are certainly the best the county has ever produced. Some of the calcite is remarkable...wners of the Mogul mine site, near Silvermines, in County Tipperary, arc unlikely to resume mining in the...collection now at Plymouth City Museum. In two halls within the Clair Hall complex, forty top class mineral...Mineral and Lapidary Society are to be commended. The halls did become crowded from time co time and perhaps...those rare characters who was able to bridge the gap between the amateur and professional geologist. From
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Geological Survey T. L. Rowland Kentucky Geological Survey A. E. Smith Kentucky Division of Oil and Gas F....from large-scale geologic maps, such as State or County geologic maps. The outcrop patterns are necessarily...assigned to interval Din parts of West Virginia and Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Pennsylvanian rocks in outcrops in northeastern Kentucky, eastern Ohio, and northwestern Pennsylvania pass...Northern Anthracite basin of Pennsylvania to Huron County (fig. 4) in north-central Ohio. The western side
 
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