Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
TertiarySulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlPorosity
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Sanders Group, Overlies Borden Group, Consists Of Ramp Creek Formation (17-28 Feet Of Cherty Argillaceous Limestone), The Harrodsburg Limesto Ne (30-120 Feet Of Lt. Brown, Coarse Grained Biofragmental Limestone W Ith Thin Shale Partings) And The Salem Limestone (A Grey To Tan, Well Sorted, Medium To Coarse-Grained Calcarenite With Dolomite). Salem And Harrodsburg Have Best Potential For Ore Deposition (Shaffer, 1981)
StructureCincinnati Arch: Trends Nw/Se Thru North-Central Indiana
Tectonic settingCincinnati Arch Was A Stable Platform Between Michigan And Illinoi S Basins.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080653
MRDS IDW031988
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.01255, -86.54998
References
SHAFFER, NELSON R., 1981, POSSIBILITY OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE MI NERAL DEPOSITS IN INDIANA, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL REPORT 21 , 49 P