| Deposit ID | 10069401 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006916 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dyers Hill Fluorspar Deposits |
| Related records | 10242869 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.38337, 37.21674 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 150 |
| Relative position | 5.6 KM N.E. OF SMITHLAND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Livingston(county)
Kentucky(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Smithland(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 | Kentucky | Livingston |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Germanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Gallium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limestone | Gangue |
| Sandstone | Gangue |
| Shale | Gangue |
| Result | IN NO.1 ORE CONTAINED 1 % GALENA AND UP TO 3 % SPHALERITE, SPHALERITE CONCENTRATE CONTAINED 1 % CO, .06-.09 % GE, GA. |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Mafic Dike | ||||||||
| Rock description | Mafic Dike | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Fredonia Formation Limestones |
| Rock description | Fredonia Formation Limestones |
| (1) | -88.38337, 37.21674 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | New Madrio Fault Zone, 38th Parallel Lineament |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Lockhart Bluff Graben |
| General form | LINEAR |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Year of first production | 1956 |
| District name | Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar Dist. |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pennwalt Corp. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1440M |
| Overall depth | 210M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W006916 |
TIBBS, J.S., 1974, GEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF PENWALT CORPORATION'S DYERS HILL MINE, LIVINGSTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, IN - A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KY. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUB. 22, P. 87 - 95
TRACE, R.D., 1974, ILLINOIS - KENTUCKY FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, IN - A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KY. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUB. 22 P. 58 - 76
AMOS, D.H., 1967, GEOLOGIC MAP OF PART OF THE SMITHLAND QUADRANGLE, LIVINGSTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP GQ-657.
1967 GEOLMAP AMOS, D.H
TIBBS, J.S., 1974, GEOL. OF DYERS HILL MINE, KENTUCKY
TIBBS, J.S., 1974, GEOL. OF DYERS HILL MINE, KY.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1975 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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