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Marion County, Indiana, USAi
Regional Level Types
Marion CountyCounty
IndianaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Indianapolis829,718 (2017)
Lawrence47,809 (2017)
Broad Ripple17,041 (2017)
Beech Grove14,548 (2017)
Speedway12,127 (2017)
Cumberland5,467 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
30173
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30173:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The exotic minerals diamond, "moonstone" and quartz variety amethyst are reported as clasts scattered in glacial drift gravels in the County.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

2 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
'Moonstone'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2

Fossils

There are 17 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences17
Youngest Fossil Listed419 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed450 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Tanners Creek8449.5 - 443.7 Ma (Paleozoic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Rugosa
subclass
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Rugosa443.4 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Spirorbis
genus
Animalia : Annelida : Polychaeta : Sabellida : Serpulidae : Spirorbis443.4 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Cornulites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cornulitidae : Cornulites443.4 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Cyclotrypa
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Fistuliporidae : Cyclotrypa443.4 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Bythopora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Batostomellidae : Bythopora449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Acrotretida
order
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Acrotretida443.4 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Eucalyptocrinites
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Eucalyptocrinitidae : Eucalyptocrinites443.4 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Foraminifera
phylum
Chromista : Foraminifera443.4 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Tabulata
subclass
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tabulata443.4 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Hebertella occidentalis
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Hebertella : Hebertella occidentalis449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Hiscobeccus capax
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : Hiscobeccus : Hiscobeccus capax449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Ceramoporidae
family
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Ceramoporidae443.4 - 419.2 Ma
Paleozoic
Strophomena planumbona
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Strophomena : Strophomena planumbona449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Plaesiomys subquadratus
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plaesiomyidae : Plaesiomys : Plaesiomys subquadratus449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Zygospira modesta
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Anazygidae : Zygospira : Zygospira modesta449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Sowerbyella rugosa
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Sowerbyellidae : Sowerbyella : Sowerbyella rugosa449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Isotelus maximus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Isotelus : Isotelus maximus449.5 - 443.7 Ma
Paleozoic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_County,_Indiana
Wikidata ID:Q506230
GeoNames ID:4260977

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