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Cook Mine

Occurrence in Hardin county in Illinois, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10082964
MRDS ID W062437
Record type Site
Current site name Cook Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.38143, 37.48451 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 0.5 MI NE OF OXFORD AND WATSON MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hardin(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shetlerville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Paducah(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Hardin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
012S 007E 12 NW OF SE OF SE Illinois

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO GALENA OR SPHALERITE WERE REPORTED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.38143, 37.48451
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT TRENDS N 25 E.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Illinois Fluorspar District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Crown Fluorspar Co.

Comments on the production information

  • SMALLGRAVEL SPAR PRODUCTION IN THE PAST.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Name of workings SHAFT
    Overall depth 21.34M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE MINE IS ON THE CONTACT BETWEEN SANDSTONE AND LIMESTONE AND SHOWS CONSIDERABLE CALCITE AND SOME FLUORITE IN THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1995, SPATIAL DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM/MINERAL INDUSTRY LOCATION SYSTEM (MAS/MILS): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION 12-95.

  • Deposit

    BAIN, H.F., 1905, THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 255, 75 P.

  • Deposit

    WELLER, J.M., GROGAN, R.M., AND TIPPIE, F.E., 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 76, 147 P.

  • Production

    WELLER AND OTHERS, 1952, P. 142.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GRAVEL SPAR WAS PRODUCED FROM THIS DEPOSIT.
Deposit SOME PROSPECTING WAS DONE IN 1942.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1996 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1997 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-MAY-1997 Mason Jr., G.T. U.S. Geological Survey

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