Old quarries, Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Old quarries | Group of Quarries |
| Tiffin | - not defined - |
| Seneca County | County |
| Ohio | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° North , 83° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Three quarries around Tiffin were described and observed by N. Winchell in 1873. This locality will refer to "Quarry No. 1" and "Quarry No. 2" as described by Winchell (1873). In Carlson (1983, 1991) he also lists the "Big Four Quarry" in Tiffin as part of this general locality, but since it was not observed by Winchell (1873) it should remain a separate sub-locality.
Quarry No. 1 was located on the corner of Washington Street and Water Street. Leeson (1886) stated that Jerry Sullivan, an early settler of Tiffin, opened the quarry at North Washington Sheet. Since this was the first quarry described by Winchell (1873) it will be referred to as Quarry No. 1.
Quarry No. 2 was located a quarter mile away from the first quarry on the east bank of the Sandusky River. Winchell (1873) stated that this quarry was also known as the City Quarry.
On March 25, 1913 a catastrophic flood destroyed a large portion of Tiffin and was the most likely cause of abandonment of these two quarries. There is little evidence of these quarries today.
Quarry No. 1 was located on the corner of Washington Street and Water Street. Leeson (1886) stated that Jerry Sullivan, an early settler of Tiffin, opened the quarry at North Washington Sheet. Since this was the first quarry described by Winchell (1873) it will be referred to as Quarry No. 1.
Quarry No. 2 was located a quarter mile away from the first quarry on the east bank of the Sandusky River. Winchell (1873) stated that this quarry was also known as the City Quarry.
On March 25, 1913 a catastrophic flood destroyed a large portion of Tiffin and was the most likely cause of abandonment of these two quarries. There is little evidence of these quarries today.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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References
Leeson, M.A. (1886) History of Seneca County, Ohio - Containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; history of the Northwest territory; history of Ohio; statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc., etc. Warner, Beers & Company, Chicago, IL.
