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Buddha, Lawrence County, Indiana, USAi
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BuddhaVillage
Lawrence CountyCounty
IndianaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 47' 31'' North , 86° 24' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mitchell4,252 (2017)8.8km
Bedford13,347 (2017)10.4km
Orleans2,129 (2017)15.0km
Oolitic1,156 (2017)15.9km
Mount Carmel104 (2017)16.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Lawrence County Rock Club, IncBedford, Indiana10km
Brown County Rock and Mineral ClubNashville, Indiana48km
Mindat Locality ID:
251554
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:251554:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Unclassified
'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O QuartzSiO2
O StrontianiteSrCO3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha,_Indiana
Wikidata ID:Q4984146
GeoNames ID:4255154

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