Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tippecanoe County | County |
| Indiana | State |
| USA | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Lafayette | 71,111 (2017) |
| West Lafayette | 45,550 (2017) |
| Shadeland | 1,784 (2017) |
| Dayton | 1,578 (2017) |
| Battle Ground | 1,474 (2017) |
| Monroe | 729 (2017) |
Mindat Locality ID:
195291
Long-form identifier:
1:2:195291:2
GUID (UUID V4):
1d9da090-7626-4adc-a6bb-c1624063bab4
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| ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Description: Augite - Euhedral prisms (~ 1 x 0.3 mm) Reference: www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.; Berkley, J. L., Keil, K., & Prinz, M. (1980) Comparative petrology and origin of Governador Valadares and other nakhlites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 11th, Houston, TX, March 17-21, 1980, Proceedings. Volume 2. (A82-22296 09-91) New York, Pergamon Press, 1980, p. 1089-1102.; Bunch, T. E. & Reid, A. M. (1975) The Nakhlites. I - Petrography and mineral chemistry. Meteoritics 10: 303-315, 317-324. (Dec 1975); Treiman, A. H., Barrett, R. A. & Gooding, J. L. (1993) Preterrestrial aqueous alteration of the Lafayette (SNC) meteorite: Meteoritics 28 (1): 86-97. (Mar 1993) ; http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafayette.pdf |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Bunch, T. E. & Reid, A. M. (1975) The Nakhlites. I - Petrography and mineral chemistry. Meteoritics 10: 303-315, 317-324. (Dec 1975); http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafayette.pdf |
| ⓘ Chlorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl Reference: www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.; Berkley, J. L., Keil, K., & Prinz, M. (1980) Comparative petrology and origin of Governador Valadares and other nakhlites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 11th, Houston, TX, March 17-21, 1980, Proceedings. Volume 2. (A82-22296 09-91) New York, Pergamon Press, 1980, p. 1089-1102. |
| ⓘ 'Clay minerals' Reference: J.C. Bridges, M.M. Grady (2000) Evaporite mineral assemblages in the nakhlite (martian) meteorites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 176:267-279 |
| ⓘ Fayalite Formula: Fe2+2SiO4 Reference: Berkley, J. L., Keil, K., & Prinz, M. (1980) Comparative petrology and origin of Governador Valadares and other nakhlites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 11th, Houston, TX, March 17-21, 1980, Proceedings. Volume 2. (A82-22296 09-91) New York, Pergamon Press, 1980, p. 1089-1102. |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.; J.C. Bridges, M.M. Grady (2000) Evaporite mineral assemblages in the nakhlite (martian) meteorites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 176:267-279; Bunch, T. E. & Reid, A. M. (1975) The Nakhlites. I - Petrography and mineral chemistry. Meteoritics 10: 303-315, 317-324. (Dec 1975); Treiman, A. H., Barrett, R. A. & Gooding, J. L. (1993) Preterrestrial aqueous alteration of the Lafayette (SNC) meteorite: Meteoritics 28 (1): 86-97. (Mar 1993) ; http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafayette.pdf |
| ⓘ Ferrihydrite Formula: Fe3+10O14(OH)2 Reference: Treiman, A. H., Barrett, R. A. & Gooding, J. L. (1993) Preterrestrial aqueous alteration of the Lafayette (SNC) meteorite: Meteoritics 28 (1): 86-97. (Mar 1993) |
| ⓘ 'Glass' Description: K- & Si-rich glass in inclusion and as part of a largely intact fusion crust. Reference: Bunch, T. E. & Reid, A. M. (1975) The Nakhlites. I - Petrography and mineral chemistry. Meteoritics 10: 303-315, 317-324. (Dec 1975); Treiman, A. H., Barrett, R. A. & Gooding, J. L. (1993) Preterrestrial aqueous alteration of the Lafayette (SNC) meteorite: Meteoritics 28 (1): 86-97. (Mar 1993) |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: J.C. Bridges, M.M. Grady (2000) Evaporite mineral assemblages in the nakhlite (martian) meteorites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 176:267-279 |
| ⓘ 'Iddingsite' Formula: MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O Reference: www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.; Bunch, T. E. & Reid, A. M. (1975) The Nakhlites. I - Petrography and mineral chemistry. Meteoritics 10: 303-315, 317-324. (Dec 1975); http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafayette.pdf |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Reference: www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.; Bunch, T. E. & Reid, A. M. (1975) The Nakhlites. I - Petrography and mineral chemistry. Meteoritics 10: 303-315, 317-324. (Dec 1975); http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafayette.pdf |
| ⓘ 'K Feldspar' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Description: Composition An3Ab215Or76 according to Bunch & Reid (1975). Reference: www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.; Bunch, T. E. & Reid, A. M. (1975) The Nakhlites. I - Petrography and mineral chemistry. Meteoritics 10: 303-315, 317-324. (Dec 1975); http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafayette.pdf |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Bunch, T. E. & Reid, A. M. (1975) The Nakhlites. I - Petrography and mineral chemistry. Meteoritics 10: 303-315, 317-324. (Dec 1975) |
| ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 Reference: www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.; Berkley, J. L., Keil, K., & Prinz, M. (1980) Comparative petrology and origin of Governador Valadares and other nakhlites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 11th, Houston, TX, March 17-21, 1980, Proceedings. Volume 2. (A82-22296 09-91) New York, Pergamon Press, 1980, p. 1089-1102.; http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafayette.pdf |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Reference: http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafayette.pdf |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: J.C. Bridges, M.M. Grady (2000) Evaporite mineral assemblages in the nakhlite (martian) meteorites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 176:267-279 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 Reference: J.C. Bridges, M.M. Grady (2000) Evaporite mineral assemblages in the nakhlite (martian) meteorites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 176:267-279 |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.; http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafayette.pdf |
| ⓘ Pigeonite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Reference: www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.; Treiman, A. H., Barrett, R. A. & Gooding, J. L. (1993) Preterrestrial aqueous alteration of the Lafayette (SNC) meteorite: Meteoritics 28 (1): 86-97. (Mar 1993) ; http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafayette.pdf |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Description: Plagioclase ( An32Ab65Or6)according to Bunch & Reid (1975) Reference: www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.;
Bunch, T.E. and Reid, A.M. (1975) The Nakhlites. I - Petrography and mineral chemistry. Meteoritics 10: 303-315, 317-324. (Dec 1975); http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafayette.pdf.;
Minitti, M.E. and McCoy, T.J. (2012) Assessing the longwave ultraviolet fluorescent characteristics of Martian meteorites. In: 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, PDF 2349. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.; Berkley, J. L., Keil, K., & Prinz, M. (1980) Comparative petrology and origin of Governador Valadares and other nakhlites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 11th, Houston, TX, March 17-21, 1980, Proceedings. Volume 2. (A82-22296 09-91) New York, Pergamon Press, 1980, p. 1089-1102.; http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafayette.pdf |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Reference: www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.; J.C. Bridges, M.M. Grady (2000) Evaporite mineral assemblages in the nakhlite (martian) meteorites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 176:267-279; http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafayette.pdf |
| ⓘ 'Smectite Group' Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O Reference: J.C. Bridges, M.M. Grady (2000) Evaporite mineral assemblages in the nakhlite (martian) meteorites. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 176:267-279; Treiman, A. H., Barrett, R. A. & Gooding, J. L. (1993) Preterrestrial aqueous alteration of the Lafayette (SNC) meteorite: Meteoritics 28 (1): 86-97. (Mar 1993) ; http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafayette.pdf |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Erd, R. C. and S.S. Greenburg (1960) Minerals of Indiana. Indiana Geological Survey Bulletin 18 73pp |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS Reference: www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafay.pdf.; Berkley, J. L., Keil, K., & Prinz, M. (1980) Comparative petrology and origin of Governador Valadares and other nakhlites. In: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 11th, Houston, TX, March 17-21, 1980, Proceedings. Volume 2. (A82-22296 09-91) New York, Pergamon Press, 1980, p. 1089-1102.; http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/Lafayette.pdf |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Ferrihydrite | 4.FE.35 | Fe3+10O14(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Chlorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Fayalite | 9.AC.05 | Fe2+2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Pigeonite | 9.DA.10 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Glass' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Iddingsite' | - | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Iddingsite | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Ferrihydrite | Fe103+O14(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | ⓘ Iddingsite | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Ferrihydrite | Fe103+O14(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Iddingsite | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Al | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Iddingsite | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Chlorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Iddingsite | MgO · Fe2O3 · 3SiO2 · 4H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferrihydrite | Fe103+O14(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Fossils
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| Occurrences | 5 | ||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 307 Ma (Carboniferous) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 315 Ma (Carboniferous) | ||||||
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippecanoe_County,_Indiana |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q507365 |
| GeoNames ID: | 4927230 |
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Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA