Calcite

specimen number:
2102408

location:
Berry Materials Quarry, North Vernon, Indiana, USA

description:
Classic Indiana specimen with lustrous almost gemmy crystals of calcite to 5.0 cm in size on matrix. Very minimal micro-damage present, this still in good condition.

The Berry Materials Corp Quarry, situated just outside North Vernon in Jennings County, Indiana, is a large industrial open-pit quarrying operation focused on the extraction of crushed stone, aggregate, and agricultural limestone. Geologically, the quarry exposes a thick sequence of Middle Devonian-aged carbonate rocks, primarily belonging to the North Vernon Limestone and the underlying Jeffersonville Limestone formations. These sedimentary layers represent ancient, shallow marine environments and consist of highly fossiliferous, durable limestone and dolostone beds that are structurally sound for construction engineering. Commercial quarrying at this specific location commenced in the late 1940s to satisfy regional post-war infrastructure and highway construction demands. The facility has operated continuously for nearly eight decades under various corporate configurations, transitioning into a primary production node for Berry Materials Corporation, and it remains highly active today, supplying massive volumes of aggregate to the southern Indiana regional market.

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