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Sphalerite Occurrence Z78

Occurrence in Putnam county in Indiana, United States with commodities Zinc, Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093837
MRDS ID W032232
Record type Site
Current site name Sphalerite Occurrence Z78

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.99583, 39.60282 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Putnam(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Reelsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Indianapolis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Indianapolis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eel(hydrologic unit)

Patoka-White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Putnam

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
014N 005W 32 SW4 OF SW4 Indiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Sulfur Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result MINOR ELEMENTS IN SPHALERITE: GA= .0068%, FE= .08%, CD= .06%, CU= .0056%, GE= .00093%, MN= .0005%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Racoon Creek
    Rock description Racoon Creek

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.99583, 39.60282
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHAFFER, N.R., 1981, POSSIBILITY OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE MINERAL DEPOSITS IN INDIANA, IND. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPEC. REPORT 21, 49P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-82 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey

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