| Deposit ID | 10106426 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W062510 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rogers Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Rogers' Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.15947, 37.4759 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 140 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 0.3 MI NE OF CAVE IN ROCK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hardin(county)
Illinois(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cave-in-Rock(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Illinois | Hardin |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 012S | 009E | 13 | NE OF SW OF NE | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | St. Louis Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | St. Louis Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -88.15947, 37.4759 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Illinois Fluorspar District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kamm And Guard |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | WORKINGS |
| Overall depth | 11.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W062510 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0170690084 |
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.
BAXTER, J.W., POTTER, E.P., AND DOYLE, F.L., 1963, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE ILLINOIS FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, PART 1-- SALINE MINES, CAVE I ROCK, DEKOVEN, AND REPTON QUADRANGLES; ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 342, 43 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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BEDDED FLUORITE DEPOSITS FORM PRIMARILY FORM SELECTIVE REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE BEDS. GRAVEL SPAR IS REPORTED AT THIS SITE. |
| 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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