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Clifty Falls State Park, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, USAi
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MadisonCity
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Dolomite, etc.

Clifty Falls State Park, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
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Dolomite, etc.

Clifty Falls State Park, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
01169200017272032272409.jpg
Dolomite, etc.

Clifty Falls State Park, Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
Type:
State Park
Mindat Locality ID:
13157
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13157:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Collecting in the park is not permitted. Minerals occur in vugs inside Ordovician colonial corals. Calcite is scalenohedral, white or colorless. Collecting out of the park - like the US421 road cut - is an alternative.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences12
Youngest Fossil Listed443 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed458 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Richmondian8449.5 - 443.4 Ma (Paleozoic)
Maysvillian - McMillan - Bellevue4452 - 443.4 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Hebertella
genus		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Hebertella458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Hebertella occidentalis
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Hebertella : Hebertella occidentalis458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Cincinnetina meeki
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Dalmanellidae : Cincinnetina : Cincinnetina meeki458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Hiscobeccus capax
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : Hiscobeccus : Hiscobeccus capax458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Platystrophia ponderosa
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : Platystrophia ponderosa458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Platystrophia cypha
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : Platystrophia cypha458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Platystrophia acutilirata
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia : Platystrophia acutilirata458.4 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

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