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Berry Materials Corp. Quarry, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, USAi
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Calcite

Berry Materials Corp. Quarry, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, USA
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Calcite

Berry Materials Corp. Quarry, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, USA
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Calcite

Berry Materials Corp. Quarry, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, USA
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Calcite

Berry Materials Corp. Quarry, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, USA
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Calcite

Berry Materials Corp. Quarry, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, USA
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Calcite

Berry Materials Corp. Quarry, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, USA
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Calcite

Berry Materials Corp. Quarry, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, USA
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Calcite

Berry Materials Corp. Quarry, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 1' 5'' North , 85° 37' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.01820,-85.62083
GRN:
N27W48
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
North Vernon6,619 (2017)1.4km
Vernon311 (2017)3.8km
Country Squire Lakes3,571 (2017)7.0km
Butlerville282 (2017)9.5km
Scipio153 (2017)10.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
4538
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4538:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
North Vernon Plant; Paul Frank Quarry


A limestone quarry in North Vernon Limestone & Jeffersonville Limestone. Started early 1900's.

Known for its golden calcite crystals often combining rhombohedral and prism forms with a pseudo rhombic-dodecahedral appearance:
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Scalenohedral calcite crystals are also known.

The Devonian limestone is also home to silicified corals.

One description of a section of the quarry is as follows:

A good section of the lower 40 feet of the New Albany shale is exhibited in the quarry. The Silver Creek has disappeared. The section is approximately as follows:

New Albany shale: black shale, 15ft.; green and greengray banded shale, 15ft.; black shale, 10ft.; pyritic and conglomeritic beds in green shale

Beechwood limestone: dark gray, crinoidal, phosphatic pebbles, conglomeritic, 5ft.; tan to gray, crystalline, dense limestone, 2.5ft.; dark gray, phosphatic pebbles, crinoidal, conglomeritic, 1ft

Jeffersonville limestone: dolomitic, massive, tan, cherty, very fossiliferous at top, green calcite masses, 10ft.; dolomite, tan to gray, coarsely banded and mottled, 6ft.; highly laminated dolomite, 6ft;

Geneva dolomite: exposed in floor of quarry; brown, massive, calcite masses, variegated, barren of fossils 5 plus ft.

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Mineral List


6 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ 'Glauconite'
Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Description: Was the glauconite
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘMalachite ?5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FeIron
Feⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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References

[1]Esarey, R.E. (compiler) (1947) Guidebook - Indiana Geologic Field Conference: Silurian and Devonian Rocks of Southeastern Indiana. First Post-War Geologic Field Conference, Indiana University.
Erd, Richard C., Greenberg, Seymour S. (1960) Minerals of Indiana. Bulletin 18. Indiana Geological Survey
Huizing, Terry E.; Russell, Richard E. (1986) Indiana minerals - A locality index. Rocks & Minerals, 61 (3). 136-152 doi:10.1080/00357529.1986.11768455
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