Indiana · Jasper County
Occurrence

Sphalerite and Galena Occurrence

Jasper County, Indiana, United States
LeadZincSulfur
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
TertiarySulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlPorosity Of Sedimentary Units
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Gypsum
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Muscatatuck Group, Unconformably Overlies Silurian
StructureKankakee Arch Trends Nw/Se Through This Site, Area Dotted With Buried Reefs Of Good Porosity.
Tectonic settingOn Kankakee Arch: Stable Paleozoic Platform Between Michigan And I Llinois Basins.
AlterationDolomitization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10080658
MRDS IDW031993
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.93752, -87.09583
References
SHAFFER, NELSON R., 1981, POSSIBILITY OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE MI NERAL DEPOSITS IN INDIANA, INDIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL REPORT 21 , 49P