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South Florida Basin, North America Platei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| South Florida Basin | Basin |
| North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Miami | 441,003 (2017) |
| Hialeah | 237,069 (2017) |
| Fort Lauderdale | 178,590 (2017) |
| Cape Coral | 175,229 (2017) |
| Pembroke Pines | 166,611 (2017) |
| Hollywood | 149,728 (2017) |
The South Florida Basin is interpreted here as a large Mesozoic sag basin in the southern peninsula of Florida. It is bordered on the north and northeast by the Peninsula Arch, the southeast by the Pine Key Arch and Largo High, on the south and southwest by the Florida Escarpment, and on the northwest by the Tampa-Sarasota Arch.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities15 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Abhurite Formula: Sn21Cl16(OH)14O6 |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Cassiterite ? Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Description: Grady prefers Fa18 value of Jarosewich (1966). |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Locality: Collier County, Florida, USA |
| ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Locality: Collier County, Florida, USA |
| ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Description: Weathering of Fe-Ni metal. |
| ⓘ 'Ochre' Locality: Lee County, Florida, USA |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ Palygorskite Formula: ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O References: |
| ⓘ Romarchite ? Formula: SnO |
| ⓘ Sepiolite Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O References: |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
| ⓘ Weddellite Formula: Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Abhurite | 3.DA.30 | Sn21Cl16(OH)14O6 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Romarchite ? | 4.AC.20 | SnO |
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite ? | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum var. Alabaster | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O | |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Palygorskite | 9.EE.20 | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Sepiolite | 9.EE.25 | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Group 10 - Organic Compounds | |||
| ⓘ | Weddellite | 10.AB.40 | Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Ochre' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Abhurite | Sn21Cl16(OH)14O6 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Weddellite | Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
| H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Weddellite | Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Abhurite | Sn21Cl16(OH)14O6 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Romarchite | SnO |
| O | ⓘ Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Weddellite | Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Palygorskite | ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Sepiolite | Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Abhurite | Sn21Cl16(OH)14O6 |
| Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum var. Alabaster | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Weddellite | Ca(C2O4) · (2.5-x)H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Abhurite | Sn21Cl16(OH)14O6 |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Romarchite | SnO |
Fossils
There are 137 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.
- Pleistocene🐚 Carysfort Outlier Reef
- Florida
- Broward County
- Quaternary🐚 Cape Florida
- Quaternary🐚 Framework: Massive coral rubble
- Quaternary🐚 Framework: Massive corals
- Quaternary🐚 Hillsboro
- Pleistocene🐚 Okaloacoochee Mbr
- Cenozoic🐚 TU 541 - Miami Canal [Caloosahatchee Fm]
- Pleistocene🐚 TU 580 - North New River Canal
- Cenozoic🐚 Well 30 Broward County
- Cenozoic🐚 Well 33 Broward County
- Cenozoic🐚 Well 34a Broward County
- Charlotte County
- Cenozoic🐚 Acline Shell Pit
- Cenozoic🐚 Alligator Creek
- Miocene🐚 Bayshore Canal [Port Charlotte Mbr
- Cenozoic🐚 Charlotte Harbor area [Tamiami Fm]
- Cenozoic🐚 Construction site near El Jobean quarry
- Cenozoic🐚 Hog Creek
- Pleistocene🐚 MCZ C. Jones Loc. 36 [Caloosahatchee Fm]
- Pleistocene🐚 MCZ C. Jones Loc. 37 [Caloosahatchee Fm]
- Miocene🐚 Peace River Formation
- Pleistocene🐚 Pelican Road Shell Pit
- Cenozoic🐚 Port Charlotte
- Pleistocene🐚 Shell Creek [Caloosahatchee Fm]
- Cenozoic🐚 TU 532 - Murdock [Pinecrest & Caloosahatchee Fms]
- Cenozoic🐚 UNCW Loc. Z-925 - Handgen
- Collier County
- Cenozoic🐚 Buckingham Member
- Cenozoic🐚 Golden Gate Mbr
- Quaternary🐚 Marco Island
- Cenozoic🐚 Mule Pen Quarry
- Cenozoic🐚 Seminole Indian Reservation [Pinecrest Mbr
- Pleistocene🐚 Station 1/1176
- Pleistocene🐚 Station 1/1178
- Pleistocene🐚 Station 1/1180
- Cenozoic🐚 Tamiami Trail
- Cenozoic🐚 TU 796 - Alligator Alley [Pinecrest Fm]
- Neogene🐚 Unspecified localities [Tamiami Formation]
- De Soto County
- Glades County
- Cenozoic🐚 About 6 miles NW of Clewiston
- Cenozoic🐚 F.G.S. Well 13
- Pleistocene🐚 La Belle
- Pleistocene🐚 Ortona Lock [Belle Glade Mbr
- Pleistocene🐚 TU 206 - Moore Haven [Caloosahatchee Fm]
- Pleistocene🐚 TU 519 - Harney Pond Canal [Caloosahatchee Fm]
- Cenozoic🐚 TU 975 - Caloosahatchee Canal [Pinecrest & Caloosahatchee Fms]
- Pleistocene🐚 Well 1 Glades County
- Pleistocene🐚 YPM Loc. A-918 [Fort Thompson Fm]
- Pleistocene🐚 YPM Loc. A-919 [Fort Thompson Fm]
- Hendry County
- Pleistocene🐚 Ayers Landing Mbr
- Cenozoic🐚 Caloosahatchee River and Shell Creek
- Cenozoic🐚 Fort Denaud Mbr
- Cenozoic🐚 Ft Denaud [Pinecrest Mbr
- Cenozoic🐚 LaBelle
- Pleistocene🐚 MCZ C. Jones Loc. 39 [Caloosahatchee Fm]
- Pleistocene🐚 MCZ C. Jones Loc. 41 [Coffee Mill Hammock Fm]
- Cenozoic🐚 near LaBelle
- Pleistocene🐚 Okaloacoochee Mbr
- Pleistocene🐚 PRI Loc. 888
- Pleistocene🐚 Tri-Britton
- Pleistocene🐚 Well 11 Hendry County
- Cenozoic🐚 Well 13a Hendry County
- Cenozoic🐚 Well 16a Hendry County
- Pleistocene🐚 Well 2 Hendry County
- Cenozoic🐚 Well 9a Hendry County
- Broward County
- Florida
- Hendry County
- Highlands County
- Lee County
- Cenozoic🐚 Buckingham [Buckingham Mbr
- Neogene🐚 Hickey Creek
- Cenozoic🐚 Lehigh Acres
- Pleistocene🐚 Unspecified localities [Caloosahatchee Formation]
- Cenozoic🐚 USGS Loc. 11742 - Caloosahatchee River [Buckingham Mbr
- Cenozoic🐚 USGS Loc. 14075 - Caloosahatchee River [Buckingham Mbr
- Quaternary🐚 Wightman Site
- Manatee County
- Miami-Dade County
- Quaternary🐚 Alina's Reef
- Quaternary🐚 Granada Site
- Quaternary🐚 Key Biscayne
- Pleistocene🐚 Miami Beach
- Pleistocene🐚 Monkey Jungle Hammock Local Fauna
- Cenozoic🐚 PRI Loc. 1957
- Cenozoic🐚 TU 525 - "Forty-mile Bend" [Pinecrest Fm]
- Cenozoic🐚 Well 42a Dade County
- Cenozoic🐚 Well 43a Dade County
- Quaternary🐚 WL-2
- Quaternary🐚 WL-3
- Cenozoic🐚 Zone 1- Millepora - Trochita Zone
- Monroe County
- Pleistocene🐚 Adam's Canal 1
- Pleistocene🐚 Crawl Key
- Quaternary🐚 Dry Tortugas
- Quaternary🐚 FL Keys
- Pleistocene🐚 Garden Cove
- Pleistocene🐚 Grassy Key
- Pleistocene🐚 Key Largo
- Pleistocene🐚 Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park
- Pleistocene🐚 Key Largo Limestone
- Quaternary🐚 Key West
- Pleistocene🐚 Key West-Key Largo
- Pleistocene🐚 Long Key
- Quaternary🐚 Sand Key Outlier Reef
- Quaternary🐚 Stock Island
- Quaternary🐚 Tortugas
- Quaternary🐚 Tortugas National Park
- Pleistocene🐚 Windley Key Quarry 1
- Pleistocene🐚 Windley Key road cut
- Palm Beach County
- Pleistocene🐚 Bell Glade Rock Pit [Belle Glade Mbr
- Pleistocene🐚 Bermont Formation
- Pleistocene🐚 Coffee Mill Hammock Mbr
- Pleistocene🐚 Loxahatchee [Caloosahatchee Fm]
- Pleistocene🐚 MCZ C. Jones Loc. 61 [Belle Glade Mbr
- Pleistocene🐚 Palm Beach Aggregate Quarry
- Pleistocene🐚 South Bay [Bermont Fm]
- Pleistocene🐚 TU 727 - South Bay
- Pleistocene🐚 Well 25 Broward County
- Cenozoic🐚 Well 26a Broward County
- Pleistocene🐚 Well 27a Broward County
- Pleistocene🐚 YPM bulk sample [Anastasia Fm]
- Sarasota County
- Cenozoic🐚 APAC Shell Pit
- Miocene🐚 Cocoplum Waterway [Cocoplum Mbr
- Cenozoic🐚 De Soto Lakes Borrow Pit
- Miocene🐚 Dean's Trucking Pit
- Cenozoic🐚 Fordville Mbr
- Cenozoic🐚 Pincrest Member
- Cenozoic🐚 Richardson Road Shell Mine
- Cenozoic🐚 TU 1000 - Sarasota [Pinecrest Fm]
- Cenozoic🐚 UNCW Loc. Z-926 - APAC Pit [Bed 11
- Cenozoic🐚 UNCW Loc. Z-933 - Quality Aggregates Pit [Bed 11
- Cenozoic🐚 Unit 11
- Cenozoic🐚 Venice
- Cenozoic🐚 Walden Pit 2
- Pleistocene🐚 Warm Mineral Springs
- Cenozoic🐚 Warren Brothers Pit
Localities in this Region
- Florida
- ⭔Broward County
- 101 Sand Pit
- 136th Street Pit
- 84 Pit
- A. J. Capeletti - No. 3 Pit
- Arvida Lake
- Arvida Lakes
- Bates Project
- Big Cypress Pit
- Broward Pit No. 1
- Cherokee
- Cypress Head Pit
- Dania Pit
- Decker Quarry
- Deem Pit
- Deerfield Quarry
- Ferncrest Quarry
- Fort Lauderdale
- Gateway Quarry
- Gator Rock Quarry
- Glades Rock Company Mine
- Griffin Brothers Pit
- H. L. Westberry Rock and Fill
- Hollywood Pit
- L. W. Rozzo - Hollywood
- L. W. Rozzo - Silver Lakes
- Main Quarry
- Miramar Mine
- Miramar Rock - Miramar's Mine
- Monarch Quarry
- Muller's Rock Pit
- Pit No. 4
- Pompand Pit
- Pompano Beach
- Ponderosa Pit
- Powerline Pit
- Prospect Limestone Quarry
- Rhodes Pit
- Snake Creek Mine
- Snake Creek Quarry
- State Road Quarry (MRDS - 10216147)
- Sunset Lakes Associates - Sunset Lakes Mine
- Task Pit
- Triple R Paving Inc.
- Vulcan Materials - Broward Mine
- ⭔Charlotte County
- ⭔Charlotte County Mining & Materials - Charlotte County
- Coral Rock - Three Lakes Mine
- Desrosier Brothers - Jones Loop
- Desrosier Brothers - Oakleaf Mine
- Earthsource - Earthsource's Mine
- Hendrickson Seashell Pit
- Highlands County Commissoners - Charlotte Company Shell Mine
- Port Charlotte
- Rigby Airport Pit
- Route 31 Pit
- Snapping Shoals Mine Company
- Sunland Paving Company - Sunland Pelican Pit
- T. A. Forsberg Inc. - Golf Course Bvld. Mine
- Vulcan/Ica Distribution Company - Charlotte Rock Mine
- ⭔Collier County
- Florida Rock Ind. - Naples Quarry
- Florida Rock Industries - Sunniland Quarry
- Golden Gate Quarry
- Harmon Brothers - Copeland Quarry
- Harper Brothers - Berkshire Lake Quarry
- Macasphalt - Golden Gate Quarry
- Maples Limerock South Quarry
- Mule Pen Rock Quarry
- Naples Limerock North Quarry
- North Quarry
- Ochopee Quarry
- Southern Sand and Stone - Willow Run
- Virgil Marcom Pit
- ⭔De Soto County
- ⭔Glades County
- ⭔Hendry County
- ⭔Lee County
- Alva Pit
- Bonita Pit
- Bonita Springs meteorite
- Colonial Dolomite Pit
- Edison Pit
- Estero Quarry
- Florida Rock Industries - Ft. Myers Mine
- Fort Meyers Quarry
- Fugate Construction - Number One Mine
- Harper Brothers; Inc. (Alico Plant)
- Harper Brothers - Colonial Mine
- Harper Brothers - Nelson Shell Pit
- Pit 12-026
- Stephens Construction Material Contractors
- Triple C Pit
- ⭔Manatee County
- ⭔Broward County
- Florida
- Manatee County
- ⭔Miami-Dade County
- 21st Century Rock and Fill - Number 11
- Airport Pit
- American Rock; Inc. - the Pit
- Black Velvet Top Soil
- Capelletti Brothers - Number 13
- Coral Cables Quarry
- Dade County Quarry & Cement Plant
- Dade Pit No. 1
- Dade Pit No. 7
- Eureka Pit
- F. E. C. Quarry
- Florida Rock & Sand Company (Cutler Pit Quarry)
- Florida Rock and Sand - Card Sound
- Florida Rock Industries - Miami Quarry
- Florida Rock Industries Inc. (Golden Prince Quarry)
- General Fill Pit No. 1
- Indian Lakes Pit
- Kendall Limestone Quarry
- Lehigh Lakes
- Limerock Quarry (Sweetwater; Quarry)
- Lowell S. Dunn - 58th Street Quarry
- LSF Pennsuco Aggregates
- M and W Pit
- Medley
- Miami Mine
- Naranja Limestone Quarry
- North Pit 9 + 10 + 11
- Oolite Rock Limestone Quarry
- Perrine Limestone Quarry
- Pit 12
- Pit Number 1
- Red Road Limestone Quarry
- Richmond Quarry
- Rinker Materials - Fec Quarry
- Rinker Materials - Krome Quarry
- Rinker Materials - Rinker Lake Quarry
- Rinker Materials - SCL Quarry
- Ronlee - Ronlee's Quarry
- South Pit 9 + 10 + 11
- Sunshine Rock - Sunshine Rock Quarry
- Tarmac-Florida - Coral Aggergates Quarry
- Tarmac-Florida - Pennsuco Quarry
- The Redland Company; Inc. - Kesgate
- The Redland Company Inc.
- Tropical Limestone Pit
- Union Rock and Sand - Number 1 Quarry
- Vulcan Materials - 41st Street Quarry (Streetwater Quarry)
- Vulcan Materials - Medley Quarry
- West Dade Rock Pit
- Westwind Contracting - Saw Grass Quarry
- White Rock Quarries - White Rock Quarry
- ⭔Monroe County
- Big Pine Key Quarry
- Frank Keevan and Sons - Summerland Key Mine
- Keystone Products - Noel Mine
- Monroe Pit 1
- Pinewood Materials - No Name Key
- San Jose wreck site
- Tarmac-Florida - Big Pine Key
- Tarmac-Florida - Cudjoe Key
- Tarmac-Florida - Rockland Key
- Tavernier Pit
- Upper Keys Marine Construction - Blue Waters Pit
- Upper Keys Marine Construction - Long Key Pit
- Windley's Key
- ⭔Palm Beach County
- Bell Farms Shell Pit
- Bergeron Land Development - Bergeron Pit
- GKK; Inc. Palm Beach Aggregates; Inc.
- Golden Lakes Pit
- Griffin Brothers - Terrytown Number 2
- Lantan Rock Pit
- Loxahatchee Enterprises Inc.
- ⭔Rabbit Island Rock Division
- Rock Pit No. 2
- South Bay Limestone Quarry
- Southeast Mine
- Southern Sand and Stone - Number 2
- ⭔Sarasota County
- Apac-Florida - Laurel Shell Pit
- Arcadia Shell - Stinson Shell Pit
- Brown Road Pit
- Deans Contracting - Section 35 Mine
- Desoto Shell - Pits 1-3
- Everglades Pit
- Hanchey Mine
- Jim D. Woodson; Jr. - Woodson Shell Mine
- Laurel Pit
- Laurel Pit Florida Trucking & Excavating
- Pit Number 007
- Quality Aggregates - Richardson Road Pit
- Quave; Tommy & Walter - Quave Mine
- Rigby Pit
- Sarasota Dolomite Quarry
- South Florida Phosphate Mining District
- Stephen T. Deans - Section 21 Mine
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
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- Suwannee-Wiggins DomainDomain
- Suwannee TerranePassive Margin
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