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Parke County, Indiana, USAi
Regional Level Types
Parke CountyCounty
IndianaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Rockville2,545 (2017)
Rockport2,085 (2017)
Montezuma983 (2017)
Rosedale702 (2017)
Bloomingdale327 (2017)
Mecca320 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
107341
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:107341:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Commodity List

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Alum-(K) ?
Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Limonite'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Description: Glacial erratic
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Alum-(K) ?7.CC.20KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
KPotassium
K Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
CaCalcium
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Native CopperCu
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 12 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences78
Youngest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed323 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Staunton3315.2 - 307 Ma (Carboniferous)
Staunton - Logan Quarry Shale19315.2 - 307 Ma (Carboniferous)
Linton - Mecca Quarry Shale53315.2 - 307 Ma (Carboniferous)
Staunton - Holland Black shale1315.2 - 307 Ma (Carboniferous)
Brazil - Upper Block Coal2323.2 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gilliodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Eugeneodontiformes : Eugeneodontidae : Gilliodus315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Glikmanius occidentalis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Ctenacanthiformes : Ctenacanthidae : Glikmanius : Glikmanius occidentalis315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Stethacanthus altonensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Symmoriiformes : Symmoriidae : Stethacanthus : Stethacanthus altonensis315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Stethacanthulus meccaensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Symmoriiformes : Symmoriidae : Stethacanthulus : Stethacanthulus meccaensis315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Ornithoprion hertwigi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Caseodontidae : Ornithoprion : Ornithoprion hertwigi315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Edestus heinrichi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Eugeneodontiformes : Edestidae : Edestus : Edestus heinrichi315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Heslerodus divergens
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Ctenacanthiformes : Heslerodidae : Heslerodus : Heslerodus divergens315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Iniopteryx rushlaui
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Iniopterygia : Iniopterygidae : Iniopteryx : Iniopteryx rushlaui315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Promexyele peyeri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Iniopterygia : Iniopterygidae : Promexyele : Promexyele peyeri315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Sibyrhynchus denisoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Iniopterygia : Sibyrhynchidae : Sibyrhynchus : Sibyrhynchus denisoni315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Iniopera richardsoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Iniopterygia : Sibyrhynchidae : Iniopera : Iniopera richardsoni315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Gilliodus peyeri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Eugeneodontiformes : Eugeneodontidae : Gilliodus : Gilliodus peyeri315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Eugeneodus richardsoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Eugeneodontiformes : Eugeneodontidae : Eugeneodus : Eugeneodus richardsoni315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Orodus greggi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Orodontiformes : Orodontidae : Orodus : Orodus greggi315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Orodus micropterygius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Orodontiformes : Orodontidae : Orodus : Orodus micropterygius315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Caseodus eatoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Caseodontidae : Caseodus : Caseodus eatoni315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 12 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parke_County,_Indiana
Wikidata ID:Q506538
GeoNames ID:4262785

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