Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead
TertiaryCadmium, Germanium, Gallium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlNe Trending, Steeply Dipping Normal Faults. Main Fault Dips 75 Deg Nw, Average Displacement Of 72 M.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Limestone, Sandstone, Shale
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Fredonia Formation Limestones
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock · Mafic Dike
StructureNew Madrio Fault Zone, 38th Parallel Lineament, Lockhart Bluff Graben
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1956
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10069401
MRDS IDW006916
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.21674, -88.38337
References
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 - 95TRACE, R.D., 1974, ILLINOIS - KENTUCKY FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, IN - A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KY. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUB. 22 P. 58 - 76AMOS, 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.HTIBBS, J.S., 1974, GEOL. OF DYERS HILL MINE, KENTUCKYTIBBS, J.S., 1974, GEOL. OF DYERS HILL MINE, KY.