| Deposit ID | 10069402 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006917 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hicks Dome Rare - Earth, Thorium Prospects |
| Alternate or previous names | Henry Hamp, Jr. No. 1 Oil Test Well and Other Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.36671, 37.5334 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 190 |
| Relative position | ONE KM. SSE OF TOWN OF HICKS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hardin(county)
Illinois(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Karbers Ridge(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 | Hardin |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 011S | 008E | 30 | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Thorium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | IN THE BRECCIA ZONE, FLUORITE WAS 2 TO 5% AND ONE SAMPLE CONTAINED 12.8% CAF2. THORIUM PROBABLY ACCOUNTS FOR THE 0.029% EQUIVALENT URANIUM IN THE UPPER PART OF THE BRECCIA. |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Explosion Breccia Replaced By Carbonates | ||||||
| Rock description | Explosion Breccia Replaced By Carbonates | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -88.36671, 37.5334 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | New Madirio Fault Zone, 38th Parallel Lineament |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Hicks Dome - An Incipient Cryptovolcanic Structure |
| General form | PIPE |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| Discoverer | St.Joseph Lead Co. |
| District name | Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W006917 |
TRACE, R.D., 1960, SIGNIFICANCE OF UNUSUAL MINERAL OCCURRENCE AT HICKS DOME, HARDIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS: USGS PROF. PAPER 400B P. B63 - B64.
1952 GEOCHEM AMHERST COLLEGE, G.W. BAIN
1952 GEOCHEM J.W. HILL
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.
1960 GEOLMAP ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BAXTER ET AL
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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