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Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, USAi
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Flooded Rock Quarry (1910 or earlier)

Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
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Flooded Rock Quarry (1910 or earlier)

Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
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Flooded Rock Quarry (1910 or earlier)

Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Greencastle10,401 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
229858
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:229858:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences20
Youngest Fossil Listed336 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed501 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ste. Genevieve1339.4 - 318.1 Ma (Carboniferous)
Eau Claire8500.5 - 485.4 Ma (Cambrian)
Davis11501 - 485.4 Ma (Cambrian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Chancelloria
genus
Animalia : Chancelloriidae : Chancelloria501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Hyolithes
genus
Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Hyolithidae : Hyolithes501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Pelagiella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Pelagiellidae : Pelagiella501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Cycloholcus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Helcionellidae : Cycloholcus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Pseudagnostus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Agnostida : Diplagnostidae : Pseudagnostus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Cheilocephalus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Cheilocephalidae : Cheilocephalus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Pterocephalia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Pterocephaliidae : Pterocephalia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Aphelotoxon
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Phylacteridae : Aphelotoxon501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Blountia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Blountia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Bynumina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Bynumina501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Calocephalites
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Dokimocephalidae : Calocephalites501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Dellea
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Dokimocephalidae : Dellea501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Drabia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Phylacteridae : Drabia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Elvinia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Elviniidae : Elvinia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Kindbladia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Dokimocephalidae : Kindbladia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Kingstonia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Kingstoniidae : Kingstonia501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Llanoaspis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Llanoaspididae : Llanoaspis501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Tricrepicephalus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Tricrepicephalidae : Tricrepicephalus501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Lingulida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida501 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Bellerophon gibsoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontidae : Bellerophon : Bellerophon gibsoni345 - 336 Ma
Carboniferous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greencastle,_Indiana
Wikidata ID:Q1007911
GeoNames ID:4258273

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