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Sphalerite from
Attica, Fountain County, Indiana, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Attica, Fountain County, Indiana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:661334
Long-form Identifier:1:3:661334:1
GUID (UUID V4):9ee89a60-892b-4b87-93af-d6306c15b3d5
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
15.5km (9.6 miles) ā“˜Mud Pine Creek, Rainsville, Warren County, Indiana, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ā“˜Waveland Stone Co. quarry, Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA
53.3km (33.1 miles) ā“˜Sphalerite and Galena Occurrence Z84 Occurrence, Newton County, Indiana, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) ā“˜Parkersburg Quarry, Parkersburg, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA
55.1km (34.2 miles) ā“˜Russelville Stone Co. quarry, Russellville, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
58.4km (36.3 miles) ā“˜Delphi Limestone Co. Quarry, Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana, USA
60.4km (37.6 miles) ā“˜Unnamed quarry, Russellville, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
60.6km (37.6 miles) ā“˜Sphalerite Occurrence Z55, Carroll County, Indiana, USA
71.4km (44.4 miles) ā“˜Babcock Quarry, Jasper County, Indiana, USA
72.7km (45.2 miles) ā“˜Sphalerite and Galena Occurrence, Jasper County, Indiana, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Catalog/List
No. 803. 70x60x30mm. Ā£20. 6) AZURITE. Laurium, Attica, Greece. The top of a flattish matrix almost completely...CALCITE with MARCASITE INCLUSIONS. North Vernon, Indiana, USA. A buff limestone matrix with several semi-transparent...Green Monster Mine, Price of Wales Island, Alaska, USA. A single very dark green prismatic terminated xl...Ā£25. 20) FLUORITE and SPHALERITE. Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA. A rounded mass of intergrown...intergrown very dark brown lustrous sphalerite xls forming a composite. To one side are four purple cubic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pb-Zn-Ag Mineralization in the Lavrion District, Attica, Greece: Fluid Inclusion, Stable Isotope, and Rare...fluorite and barite. Fluid inclusion studies of sphalerite, fluorite, calcite, and quartz in carbonate-replacement...FAMOUS Lavrion Pb-Zn-Ag district of southeastern Attica, Greece, is one of the oldest mining districts...Pb-Zn-Ag MINERALIZATION IN THE LAVRION DISTRICT, ATTICA, GREECE (2007a, b) and Skarpelis et al. (2007)...Pb-Zn-Ag MINERALIZATION IN THE LAVRION DISTRICT, ATTICA, GREECE 623 TABLE 1. Summary of Geological and
Book
ACPL ITEM DISCARDED Indiana Iā–  3 1833 04665 0583 ROADSIDE EOLOGY Of INDIANA Mark J. Camp Graham...n Data Camp, Mark J., 1947Roadside geology of Indiana / Mark J. Camp, Graham T. Richardson. p. cm. ā€”...paper) 1. Geologyā€”Indiana Guidebooks. I. Richardson, GrahamT., 1946QE109.36 . 2. Indiana Guidebooks. II...made our work possible, and to the citizens of Indiana. . . I_ake Michigan , Michigan / MICHIGAN...sections of Roadside Geology of Indiana. CONTENTS Preface ix 1 Indiana Rocks and Landscapes 1 The
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
carbonate-replacement Pbā€“Znā€“Ag deposits in the Lavrion district, Attica, Greece Paul G. Spry & Ryan D. Mathur & Todd A...dikes of mafic to felsic composition. Samples of sphalerite and pyrite from the Ilarion carbonate replacement...Os/188Os versus 1/Oscommon ratios for pyrite and sphalerite from the Ilarion deposit form a mixing line (r2...the current study suggest that although pyrite, sphalerite, and galena are poor geochronometers in this...University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011-3212, USA e-mail: pgspry@iastate.edu R. D. Mathur Department
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Lavrion deposit (SE Attica, Greece) 227 N. Jb. Miner. Abh. 2007, Vol. 183/3, p. 227ā€“ 249, Stuttgart...Verlagsbuchhandlung 2007 The Lavrion deposit (SE Attica, Greece): geology, mineralogy and minor elements...tables and 1 appendix Abstract: In southeastern Attica the Cycladic ā€œBlueschistā€ and the ā€œBasalā€ units...assemblages and the range of FeS compositions of sphalerite coexisting with pyrite, indicate an intermediate...Introduction The area of Lavrion in the SE part of Attica, is known as a center of silver and lead production
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA; pgspry@iastate.edu DĆ©partement de GĆ©ologie et de...chalcopyrite (for Fe, Cu, and S), galena (for Pb), sphalerite (for Zn), HgS (for Hg), Sb2 S3 (for Sb) and synthetic...SO3 0.04 zonation. Pyrite, arsenopyrite, and sphalerite dominate in the outer parts Total 98.94 98.51...of pyrite, arsenopyrite, stannite, and Fe-rich sphalerite, followed by gersdorffite, 2 3 6 bismuthinite...bournonite, enargite, La 25 25 37 and Fe-poor sphalerite, and finally by galena containing exsolved grains
Catalog/List
fluorescent. MUS,L85. 2. ADAMITE. Kameriza Mine,Laurium,Attica,Greece. Goethite fragment vith aggregates of dark...sc,r.10. 3. AHNABBRGITB(varCABRERITE). Laurium,Attica,Greece. limonitic matrix encrusted in dark-green...also present. SC,.E.8. 20. AZURITE. Tynagh Mine,County Galvay,Eire. Tvo specimens. Specimen A-heavy,flat...vugh. SC,LlO. 29. AZURITE. Bisbee,cochise County,Arizona,USA. Royal-blue,bladed xtl aggregates intergrovn...AZURITE.(CHESSYLITEnodule). La Sal Copper Mine,Utah,USA. 10mm boxed off matrix aggregate of royal-blue,bladed
Report (issue)
MINERALS OF INDIANA by RICHARD C. ERD AND SEYMOUR S. GREENBERG Indiana Department of Conservation GEOLOGICAL...GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Bulletin No. 18 1960 STATE OF INDIANA HAROLD W. HANDLEY, GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION...________________________________ MINERALS OF INDIANA BY RICHARD C. ERD AND SEYMOUR S. GREENBERG PRINTED...PRINTED BY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF INDIANA BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA September 1060 _____________________...______________ For sale by Geological Survey, Indiana Department of Conservation, Bloomington, Ind. Price
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA; pgspry@iastate.edu School of Earth Sciences, University...future UNESCO Global Geopark. Keywords: Lavrion; Attica; minerals; ore deposits; geoheritage; cultural...ancient mining districts: the Lavrion mines in Attica, the Serifos Island in the Aegean, and the Chalkidiki...The latter is exposed on Lavrion and Hymittos in Attica and on the neighboring Cycladic islands of Kea...chalcopyrite, Minerals 2021, 11, 76 8 of 22 galena, sphalerite, gersdorffite, marcasite), native metals (Au
Catalog/List
from a new find at Bisbee. 9. AZURITE. Laurium, Attica Dist., Greece. Specimen A - Select, bright blue...CABRERITE (Magnesian Annabergi.te;. Laur:,'cm, Attica District, Greece. Lustrous, small, sharp, brigilt...Limonite. 2tx2xl-~". Ā£8. CUPROADAMITE. Laurium, Attica Dist., Greece. Very rich bright lime green cellular...stalactitic mass of bright black sharp intergrown Sphalerite crystals, with a minor encrustation of small...Limestone' matrix with odd sharp bright black Sphalerite crystals ta B mm. in size, creamy sjddle shaped
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the famous Lavrion mine in the Lavreotiki area, Attica (Greece), associated with a granodiorite intrusion...and composed of massive sulphide Pb-Zn-Ag ores [sphalerite, pyrite and galena (B.P.G)], has been extensively...initial precipitation may be widespread in the Attica region, Greece. Keywords: Fe-Mn-mineralization;...microorganisms 1. Introduction The famous Lavrion mine in Attica (Greece) is well known for the production of silver...primary ore, composed of massive sulphides of sphalerite, pyrite and galena (B.P.G), has been studied
Thesis/Dissertation
(Voudouris et al., 2021). Figure 1. Geological map of Attica, Greece ( Boronkay et al., 2021 create d with www...marcasite, pharmacolite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, pyrite, calcite, fluorite, quartz (Rieck, B...ore-poor mine, tzeferisite is associated with sphalerite, galena, greenockite, hemimorphite, gypsum, calcite...Cycladic detachment system from Sifnos to Lavrion, Attica. NCSD ā€”North Cycladic detachment system, NPDSā€”Naxos-Paros...magnetite, pyrrhotite, pyrite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, and Bi-Ag-rich galena. The metal
Book
jJUl 2 2 1998 ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FORT WAYNE, INDIANA 46802 You may return this book to any... or bookmobile of the Allen County Public Library DEMCO ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 549 Sch9m Schumann...Inc. New York Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270 Allen County Public Liofary 900 Webster Street PO Box 2270 ...Borax 0 Boron, California/USA Na2[B405(0H)4]-8 H20 0 Boron, California/USA fr?1 71 Id V\ /"W > Streak...calcite, colemamte, kernite, ulexite. Found in: Nevada/USA; Tibet/China; Kashmir/Pakistan/ India; Kazakhstan/USSR;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Strassburger GlĆ¼ck mine Greece  AttikĆ­ Prefecture (Attica): (Lavrion district mines) Christiana mine shaft...mineralization characterized by barite (fig. 12), galena, sphalerite, native arsenic, and quartz (Markl et al. 2014)...country rock that hosts argentiferous galena, sphalerite, and pyrite in quartz veins (Kampf et al. 2016)...Silver Coin mine, Iron Point district, Humboldt County, Nevada. Mineralogical Record 46:701ā€“28. Anthony...carminite from the Silver Coin mine, Valmy, Nevada, USA. Mineralogical Magazine 80:925ā€“35. Krause, W., K
Book
DISCARDED ~UL 2 2 1998... ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FORT WAYNE, INDIANA 46802 You may return this book...any agency, branch, or bookmobile of the Allen County Public Library DEMCO ,- GRB II 3 1833 03284... CD Boron, California/USA Na2[840s(OH)4] Ā· 8 H 20 CT) Boron, California/USA Streak white. 1\-tohs'... colemanite, kernite, ulexite. Found in: Nevada/USA; Tibet/China; Kashmir/Pakistan/ India; Kazakhstan/USSR;...Sassolite boric acid G) Death Valley, California/ USA B(OHb Streak white. Mohs' hardness 1. Specific
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
System, at Agios Ioannis Kynigos, Hymittos Mt. (Attica, Greece): a mineralogical, geochemical and stable...System, at Agios Ioannis Kynigos, Hymittos Mt. (Attica, Greece): a mineralogical, geochemical and stable...System, at Agios Ioannis Kynigos, Hymittos Mt. (Attica, Greece): a mineralogical, geochemical and stable...abandoned mines at northern Hymittos Mt (central Attica, Greece) district has made this region important... 2008). Especially in the western Cyclades and Attica, sparse vein-style mineralizations is associated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Supergene Ore at the Lavrion Pb-Ag-Zn Deposit, Attica, Greece Nikos Skarpelis and Ariadne Argyraki Department...carbonate-hosted Pb-Ag-Zn deposit in southeast Attica, Greece, consisted of significant nonsulfide ore...(Conofagos, 1980). Additional Zn-rich mineral waste (sphalerite and smithsonite) remained either at surface...times consists of Late Cretaceous (?)ā€“Eocene 2 Attica Kalianos ia Ev used for construction purposes...metal sulfides (Fig. 1). The geology of southeast Attica is dominated by metamorphic and igneous rocks (Fig
Catalog/List
lixltxl". Ā£4.50. ANNA8ERGITE. (Cablerite). Laurium, Attica District, Greece. Small sharp bright apple green...intergrown on Sphalerite/Arsenopyrite matrix, with odd sharp black crystals of Sphalerite to ~" in size...crystalised Ankerite. 2xlt". [4.50. ARAGONITE. Laurium, Attica District, Greece. Lustrous well formed creamy coloured...association. 4x2-t.x2". Ā£8.50. BARYTES. Laurium, Attica Di~trict, Greece. Choice, sharp, wedge shaped translucent...associated with large black sharp crystals of Sphalerite to ~" in size, transparent creamy coloured nail
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposits in the Kamariza area, Lavrion district, Attica, Greece, are genetically related to the emplacement...(pyrite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, sphalerite, gers- Editorial handling: P. Garofalo P. Voudouris...Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA M. Tarkian Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut...enargiteluzonite and both low-Fe and Fe-rich sphalerite in the same samples. Microthermometry of fluid...replacement deposits consist of pyrite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite, galena and chalcopyrite, with the ores being
Catalog/List
MALACHITE on LIMONITE CASTS after CALCITE. Laurion, Attica, Greece. A limonitic matrix showing brown casts...60x35x30mm. Ā£35. 20) CONICHALCITE and ADAMITE. Laurion, Attica, Greece. gossan matrix with about 40 light green...27) GOLD (Roasted Ore). Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA. A small triangular piece of roasted matrix showing...MICROCLINE FELDSPAR var AMAZONITE. Pikes Peak, Colorado, USA. A large single terminated xl without matrix. O f...40x30x60mm. Ā£95. 3 39) QUARTZ. Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA. A lovely water clear single xl with a couple of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
times, famous mining centers operated in Lavrion (Attica), Sifnos and Milos Islands (Aegean sea), Pangeon...South Aegean Active Volcanic Arc (Milos) and in Attica (Lavrion), of Lower Pliocene to Miocene age [5]...Chalkidiki Chalkidiki Xanthi Attica Kilkis Thrace Kavala KavalaDrama Attica Vourinos Xerolivado Milia...Nd, Pr) Aegean Sea Thrace Chalkidiki Kilkis Attica Aegean Sea Sediment-hosted, placers Te Te Mo...addition, the galena concentrates from Lavrion, Attica, contain from 0.3 to 0.7 wt % Sb [18]. 3.2. Cobalt
Book
Na2[8405(0H)4] ā€¢ 8 H2o (D Boron, California/USA Q) Boron, California/USA Streak white. Mohs' hardness 2- 2Ā½... colemanite, kernite, ulexite. Found in: Nevada/USA; Tibet/China; Kashmir/Pakistan/ India; Kazakhstan/USSR;...Nevada/USA. Similar to: borax, kernite. 8ā—„ Sal Ammoniac gā—„ Q) Death Valley, California/USA (1) Paricutin/Mexico...California/USA; Chile; Peru. Similar to: al unite. ā€¢ Epsonite 3ā—„ bitter salt G) California/USA Mg[S04]...Czechoslovakia; Yugoslavia; Surrey/England; Colorado/USA; Kazakhstan, Crimea/USSR. Similar to: Kieserite.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
dominant ore minerals of the deposits are galena, sphalerite, pyrite and sulfosalts together with the gangue...to as the Basal Unit (but not the Basal Unit in Attica and Evia: Figure 1A; e.g., Gerogiannis et al.,...The Cyclades Mineral District extends from the Attica Peninsula in the north to the active volcanic arc...other mineral phases and material (e.g. pyrite, sphalerite, na sulfosalts, cerussite, malachite, azurite...base metal-rich mineral assemblage dominated by sphalerite (Fe-rich to Fe-poor), pyrite, galena and minor
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
area and found pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena and sphalerite. 142 xlineā€”crystalline xledā€”crystallized flā€”fluoresces...and aurichalcite at Theba. "Theba is in Maricopa County on Route 80, 5 miles S / W of Gila Bend and the...country for dumortierite is near Dehesa, San Diego County, California, where beautiful specimens, violet...Ind., specializes in Indiana calcites. However he has other interesting Indiana specimens as attested...geode section from Brummett Creek, Brown Co., Indiana. ROCKS AND MINERALS "These are always very brilliant
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of mineral species as neighboring properties. SPHALERITE, GALENA, AND GYPSUM CRYSTALS FROM THE DOLOMITE...DOLOMITE PRODUCTS QUARRY, WALWORTH, MONROE COUNTY, NEW YORK. V. H. Collins and J. S. Collins, 1334 Old Trail... northwest of the village of Walworth in Wayne County, New York. The quarry is a producer of aggregate...with crystals of calcite, celestine, dolomite, sphalerite up to 3 mm, and massive gypsum. During the summers...cavities containing tetrahedral red and orange sphalerite crystals up to 4 cm, associated with crystals
 
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