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Marcasite from
Babb Fault System, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA


Locality type:Fault
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Babb Fault System, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:798006
Long-form Identifier:1:3:798006:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘKentucky-Babb, Babb Fault System, Livingston County, Kentucky, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘBabb-Guill Mine, Babb Fault System, Livingston County, Kentucky, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘBig Four Group Fluorspar Mines (Larue Fault System), Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘMineral Ridge - Claylick Fluorspar Mines, Livingston County, Kentucky, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘHutson Zinc mine, Salem, Livingston County, Kentucky, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘMay Mine (Jameson prospect), Livingston County, Kentucky, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘCave-in-Rock, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘHenson Mine, Hobbs Creek Mining Sub-District, Pope County, Illinois, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘAnnabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘJackson Purchase Ball Clay Region (Holly Springs Clay), Jackson Purchase, Graves County, Kentucky, USA
References
Hardin, George C., Jr. (1955) Fluorspar deposits in western Kentucky, part 1: Babb fault system, Crittenden and Livingston Counties. USGS Bulletin 1012B
 
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