Chinn Mine, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chinn Mine | Mine |
| Harrodsburg | City |
| Mercer County | County |
| Kentucky | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 50' 59'' North , 84° 46' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| High Bridge | 242 (2011) | 5.1km |
| Wilmore | 6,247 (2017) | 9.3km |
| Jackson | 2,356 (2006) | 9.5km |
| Burgin | 965 (2011) | 10.7km |
| Salvisa | 420 (2011) | 10.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Grass Gem & Mineral Club of Central Kentucky | Lexington, Kentucky | 30km |
| Kentucky Paleontological Society | Lexington, Kentucky | 30km |
A former commercial calcite mine that belonged to Colonel Jack Chinn on the Mercer County side of the Kentucky River at the mouth of Shawnee Run. The mine was near the village of Mundy's Landing in Woodford County and the town of Harrodsburg in Mercer County.
According to Miller (1919, p. 326), the Chinn Mine contained a nearly vertical fissure vein approximately six to sixteen feet wide exposed on a steep face of the river cliff that could be traced for at least a mile to the south.
The Chinn Mining Company also built a mill located on the river at the mouth of the mine. The mill had a capacity of sixty tons of calcite per day. The final product was then shipped to High Bridge on a barge, then loaded into rail cars.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Granite-Rhyolite ProvinceMagmatic Province
- Shawnee DomainDomain
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