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Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USAi
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Baton RougeCity
East Baton Rouge ParishParish
LouisianaState
USACountry

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City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Baton Rouge228,590 (2017)
Clubs in region:
Baton Rouge Gem & Mineral Society (Baton Rouge)
Museums in region:
Louisiana State Museum of Natural Science (Baton Rouge)
Mindat Locality ID:
58454
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:58454:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Baton Rouge area to the Indian Mound areas gravel pit on Sandy Creek.

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ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Description: low-Ca pyroxene not equilibrated. Some twinned pyroxenes present (presumably Ca-poor clinopyroxene).
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Carnelian
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
Description: Cloudy Taenite bordered by Tetrataenite.
ⓘ Tetrataenite
Formula: FeNi
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
ⓘTetrataenite1.AE.10FeNi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Carnelian4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMerrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘChlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Quartz var. CarnelianSiO2
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Quartz var. CarnelianSiO2
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Pⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Caⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Feⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Niⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana
Wikidata ID:Q28218
GeoNames ID:4315588

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References

Eckert, Allan W. (1987), Earth Treasures: Volume 4.
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