Indiana · Howard County
Occurrence

Sphalerite Occurrence Z77

Howard County, Indiana, United States
ZincSulfur
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc
TertiarySulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlPorosity
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Wabash, Reefs Make Up A Significant Part Of This Formation Large Barrie R-Like Banks Occur Around The Basins. Smaller Reefs Dot The State. Ree F Rocks Are Porous Dolomite. Reefs Are Associated With Mississippi-Val Ley Type Deposits Elsewhere (Shaffer, 1981)
StructureCincinnati Arch, Stable Paleozoic Platform Between Subsiding Basins .
Tectonic settingAtop Cincinnati Arch
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080654
MRDS IDW031989
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.47503, -86.05829
References
SHAFFER, NELSON R., 1981, POSSIBILITY OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE MI NERAL DEPOSITS IN INDIANA, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL REPORT 21 , 49 P