Mineral Resource Map
Mine detail: U.S. Gypsum Co. Shoals Mine
Previously called 'Shoals'
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Location
| Lat / long: | 38.67505, -86.75416 |
Resource(N)
| Primary: | Gypsum-Anhydrite |
| Ore: | Anhydrite, Gypsum |
| Gangue: | Calcite, Dolomite, Illite, Quartz |
| Orebody form: | LINEAR |
| Discovery year: | 1951 |
Production
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | Sedimentary |
| Production size: | Large |
| Development status: | Producer |
| First production started: | 1955 |
Geology
| Host type: | Evaporite |
| Structure: | Cincinnati Arch Trends Nw-Se Throughtout North-Central Indiana. |
| Tectonic: | Illinois Basin-Shallow Marine Environment Southwest Of Cincinnati Arch. |
| Alteration processes: | Dissolution May Remove Gypsum From Strata. |
References
| MRDS | W032228 |
| DEP | 10107387 |
| Reporter | Sutphin, David M. |