Sphalerite Occurrence Z76, Cass Co., Indiana, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 40° 45' 40'' North , 86° 24' 0'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 40.76111,-86.40000 |
GeoHash: | G#: dp4xcum6w |
KΓΆppen climate type: | Dfa : Hot-summer humid continental climate |
Commodities (Major) - Zinc; (Trace) - Sulfur
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Sanders Group
Structure: Cincinnati Arch-Trends Nw-Se In North-Central Indiana
Host Rock: Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Atop Cincinnati Arch, A Stable Paleozoic Platform Between Subsiding Michigan And Illinois Basins.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β 'Limestone' Reference: From USGS MRDS database |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
β 'commodity:Zinc' Formula: Zn Reference: From USGS MRDS database |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | 'Sphalerite' | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | 'Calcite' | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | 'Dolomite' | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Limestone' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
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AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
β | Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
A(XO3) | |||
β | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
AB(XO3)2 | |||
β | Dolomite | 14.2.1.1 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Limestone' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Paleozoic 251.902 - 541 Ma ID: 3187973 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 541 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Silurian 419.2 - 443.8 Ma ID: 2719685 | Wabash Formation Age: Silurian (419.2 - 443.8 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Wabash Formation Description: Limestone, dolomite, and argillaceous dolomite Comments: Original map source: Indiana Geological Survey, 1995 (latest update 2011), Bedrock Geology of Indiana, BEDROCK_GEOL_MM48_IN, scale 1:500,000. Lithology: Major:{limestone,dolostone} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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