| Deposit ID | 10082995 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W062477 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Indiana |
| Alternate or previous names | Rogertown and Hillside No. 2 Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.3706, 37.45757 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NEAR ROSICLARE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hardin(county)
Illinois(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rosiclare(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Illinois | Hardin |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 012S | 008E | 19 | W2 OF NE OF SW | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Model code | 174 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 26b |
| Deposit model name | Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins) |
| (1) | -88.3706, 37.45757 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Illinois Fluorspar District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hillside Flourspar Mines 25); U. S. Fluorspar Co. |
| First year | 1923 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | SHAFT ON WEST VEIN |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W062477 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0170690066 |
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.
BASTIN, E.S., 1931, THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF HARDIN AND POPE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 58, 116 P.
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.
BASTIN, 1931, P. 82.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PROPERTY DEVELOPS TWO NEARLY PARALLEL VEINS ABOUT 130 FT APART AT THE SURFACE. THEY STRIKE N 18 E AND DIP STEEPLY TO THE WEST. |
| 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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