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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Salem | 6,217 (2017) |
| New Pekin | 1,378 (2017) |
| Campbellsburg | 578 (2017) |
| Hardinsburg | 245 (2017) |
| Little York | 190 (2017) |
| Livonia | 126 (2017) |
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities16 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 Description: Occurs in Harrodsburg & Salem Limestones (Mississippian). References: |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Localities: Description: Occurs in Harrodsburg & Salem Limestones (Mississippian). |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Description: Occurs in Harrodsburg & Salem Limestones (Mississippian). |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Localities: Description: Occurs in Harrodsburg & Salem Limestones (Mississippian). |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Localities: Description: Occurs in Harrodsburg & Salem Limestones (Mississippian). |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Localities: Description: Occurs in Harrodsburg & Salem Limestones (Mississippian). |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Description: Geodes |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Localities: Description: Occurs in Harrodsburg & Salem Limestones (Mississippian). |
| ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Description: Occurs in Harrodsburg & Salem Limestones (Mississippian). |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Description: Occurs in Harrodsburg & Salem Limestones (Mississippian). |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. Description: Occurs in Harrodsburg & Salem Limestones (Mississippian). |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs in Harrodsburg & Salem Limestones (Mississippian). References: |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. Description: Occurs in Harrodsburg & Salem Limestones (Mississippian). |
| ⓘ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 Description: Occurs in Harrodsburg & Salem Limestones (Mississippian). References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Fossils
There are 51 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 51 | |||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 323 Ma (Carboniferous) | |||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian) | |||||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 3 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County,_Indiana |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q304671 |
| GeoNames ID: | 4266588 |
Localities in this Region
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Hoosier Quarry, Salem, Washington County, Indiana, USA