Indiana · Carroll County
Occurrence

Sphalerite Occurrence Z55

Carroll County, Indiana, United States
LeadZincSulfur
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
TertiarySulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlPorosity
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite
GangueDolomite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · 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 Facies Are Porous Dolomite. Reefs Are Associated With Mississippi-Va Lley Type Deposits Elsewhere (Shaffer, 1981)
StructureCincinnati Arch, A Stable Paleozoic Platform Between Subsiding Mich Igan And Illinois Basins. Trends Nw/Se.
Tectonic settingLocale Is Atop Cincinnati Arch
AlterationDolomitization, Dissolution
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080657
MRDS IDW031992
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.60836, -86.66387
References
SHAFFER, NELSON R., 1981, POSSIBILITY OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE MI NERAL DEPOSITS IN INDIANA, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL REPORT 21 , 49P