Mine detail: National Gypsum Co. Shoals Mine

Previously called 'Shoals'

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Location: Martin County, Indiana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.68338, -86.71527
dep_id: 10080847
mrds_id: W032229
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Anhydrite, Gypsum
gangue: Calcite, Chlorite, Dolomite, Illite, Quartz
orebody_fm: LINEAR
work_type: Underground
alteration: Dissolution And Leaching By Ground Water May Remove Some Gypsum
conc_proc: Evaporation Of Marine Water
ore_ctrl: Barrier Restricted Circulation Of Marine Water Allowing For Evapora Te Deposition In Small Embayments.
Reporter: Sutphin, David M.
hrock_unit: St. Louis Limestone (Lower Member)
hrock_type: Evaporite
Structure: Cincinnati Arch Trends Nw-Se Through North Central Indiana.
tectonic: Illinois Basin-Shallow Marine Environment Southwest Of Cincinnati Arch.
Year first produced: 1955
disc_yr: 1951
discr: National Gypsum Co.
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