Mine detail: Sphalerite Occurrence Z73

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Location: Madison County, Indiana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.0292, -85.72078
dep_id: 10080662
mrds_id: W031997
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Zinc
Trace mineral: Sulfur
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite, Dolomite
alteration: Dolomitization, Dissolution
conc_proc: Brines At Low Temp. (70-200 Deg. C) Migratated And Precipitated Mi Neral On Encountering Reduced Sulfur
ore_ctrl: Porosity
Reporter: Sutphin, David M.
hrock_unit: Muscatatuck Group, Unconformably Overlies Silurian-Consist
hrock_type: Limestone
Structure: Cincinnati Arch: Nw/Se Thru North-Central Indiana, Just East Of Fortville Fault
tectonic: Atop Cincinnati Arch (A Stable Platform Between Michigan And Illin Ois Basins.
References:
  • SHAFFER, NELSON R., 1981, POSSIBILITY OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE MI NERAL DEPOSITS IN INDIANA, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL REPORT 21 , 49 P
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