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Unnamed Fluorite Occurrence

Occurrence in Allen county in Indiana, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080851
MRDS ID W032234
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Fluorite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.23605, 41.01113 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Lat/Lon. Estimated From Cadastral Coordinates

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Allen(county)

Indiana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fort Wayne West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Wayne(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Wayne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Wabash(hydrologic unit)

Wabash(hydrologic accounting unit)

Wabash(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Indiana Allen

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
2nd Principal 030N 011E 36 CENTER Indiana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Dolomite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Dolomitization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Muscatatuck Group, Uncomformably Overlies Silurian, Limestones Wi Th Gypsum;Wabash, Low Porosity Non-Reef Facies, Dolostone
    Rock description Muscatatuck Group, Uncomformably Overlies Silurian, Limestones Wi Th Gypsum;Wabash, Low Porosity Non-Reef Facies, Dolostone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -85.23605, 41.01113
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Cincinnati Arch Lies To Southwest
Type of structure Local
Structure description Mt. Carmel Fault-Fluorite Occurrences Form Broad Band Following Fa Ult

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Porosity Of Sedimentary Units

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHAFFER, NELSON R., 1981, POSSIBILITY OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE MI NERAL DEPOSITS IN INDIANA, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL REPORT 21 , 49P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SURFACE EXPOSURE OF FLUORITE

Reporter information

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

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