| Deposit ID | 10069404 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006919 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Knight Fluorspar Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Roberts, Redd Mine |
| Related records | 10290814 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.42532, 37.52646 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 140 |
| Relative position | 4.3 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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| 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) | -88.42532, 37.52646 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 55 DEG E |
| Dip | 80 DEG SE |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Empire Group |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | H. C. B. Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W006919 |
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.
1942 GEOLMAP ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
1961 GEOLMAP ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
MC GINNIS, L.D. AND BRADBURY, J.C., 1964, AEROMAGNETIC STUDY OF THE HARDIN COUNTY AREA, ILLINOIS: ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 363, 12 P.
1964 GEOPHYS ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; AEROMAG. SURVEY
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1975 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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