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Mecca Quarry Shale outcrop, Velpen, Marion Township, Pike County, Indiana, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 21' 27'' North , 87° 5' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.35750,-87.09389
GeoHash:
G#: dnf44nu0t
GRN:
N26W49
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Winslow847 (2017)10.7km
Otwell434 (2017)10.8km
Holland618 (2017)13.4km
Huntingburg6,035 (2017)13.7km
Jasper15,451 (2017)14.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
434597
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:434597:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Outcrop of Mecca Quarry Shale member, which is one of several members of the Linton Formation (a geologic formation in Indiana).

The Linton Formation "is the lower formation in the Carbondale Group, and includes six named members, "which, in ascending order, are the Seelyville Coal, Coxville Sandstone, Colchester Coal, Mecca Quarry Shale, Velpen Limestone, and Survant Coal Members, and unnamed units of sandstone, shale, and clay" (Wikipedia).

The Mecca Quarry Shale extends throughout the Midwest from Indiana and Kentucky to Nebraska and Oklahoma.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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References

Coveney, R.M., Jr. and Martin, S.P. (1983) Molybdenum and other heavy metals of the Mecca Quarry and Logan Quarry shales. Economic Geology, 78, 132–149.
Coveney, R.M., Jr., Leventhal, J.S., Glascock, M.D., and Hatch, J.R. (1987) Origins of metals and organic matter in the Mecca Quarry Shale Member and stratigraphically equivalent beds across the Midwest. Economic Geology, 82, 915–933.
Peacor, Donald R., Coveny Jnr., Raymond M., Gengmei Zhao (2000) Authigenic Illite and Organic Matter: The Principal Hosts of Vanadium in the Mecca Quarry Shale at Velpen, Indiana. Clays and Clay Minerals, 48 (3), 311-316. doi:10.1346/ccmn.2000.0480301
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