Sphalerite and Galena Occurence Z84

Occurrence in Newton county in Indiana, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Sulfur
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080850
MRDS ID W032233
Record type Site
Current site name Sphalerite and Galena Occurence Z84

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -87.39168, 40.76113 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Newton(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kentland(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Watseka(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Danville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Iroquois(hydrologic unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Illinois(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Newton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
2nd Principal 027N 009W 25 NW4 OF NE4 Indiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Sulfur Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result MINOR ELEMENTS IN SPHALERITE: GA= .01%, FE= .05%, CD= .83%, CU= N/ A, GE= .0013%, MN= N/A.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Trenton
    Rock description Trenton

Nearby scientific data

(1) -87.39168, 40.76113

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

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

Beyond USGS

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