| Deposit ID | 10069403 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006918 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Empire Fluorspar Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Egyptian Shaft |
| Related records | 10193270 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.42282, 37.52729 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 140 |
| Relative position | 4.2 KM NNW OF EICHORN (TOWN) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pope(county)
Illinois(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Herod(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
West Frankfort(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Paducah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Ohio-Bay(hydrologic unit)
Lower Ohio(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Ohio(hydrologic subregion)
Ohio(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Shawnee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Illinois | Pope |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 011S | 007E | 27 | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Mafic Dikes And Breccias | ||||||||
| Rock description | Mafic Dikes And Breccias | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Limestones |
| Rock description | Limestones |
| (1) | -88.42282, 37.52729 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | New Madrio Fault Zone, 38th Parallel Lineament |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Hicks Dome, Rock Creek Graben |
| General form | LINEAR, TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 55 DEG E |
| Dip | 70 DEG SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Empire Group |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Egyptian Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W006918 |
BAXTER, J.W., DESBOROUGH, G.A., AND SHAW, C.W., 1967, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE ILLINOIS FLUORSPAR DISTRICT PART 3: ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 413, 41 P.
WELLER, J.M., GROGAN, R.M., AND TIPPIE, F.E., 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF ILLINOIS: ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 76, 147 P.
MCGINNIS, L.D., AND BRADBURY, J.C., 1964, AEROMAGNETIC STUDY OF THE HARDIN COUNTY AREA, ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 363, 12 P.
1942 GEOLMAP ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, J.M. WELLER
1961 GEOLMAP ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, G.A. DESBOROUGH
1964 GEOPHYS ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; AEROMAG. SURVEY
U.S. BU MINES MINERAL YEARBOOK, 1960
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1975 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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