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State Route 37 road cut (5), Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° North , 86° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~8km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
65118
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65118:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A famous locality producing large crystals of aragonite in decomposed ferroan dolomite. Located north of Bloomington.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite
Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Smythite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Smythite2.CC.10(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
var. Iron-bearing Dolomite5.AB.10Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
C Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mg Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
S MilleriteNiS
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
S SphaleriteZnS
S Native SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
Fe Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
NiNickel
Ni MilleriteNiS
Ni Smythite(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

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