Description
St.Joseph Lead Co.
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, REE, Thorium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formPIPE
Ore controlExplosion Breccia Matrix
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueApatite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock · Explosion Breccia Replaced By Carbonates
StructureNew Madirio Fault Zone, 38th Parallel Lineament, Hicks Dome - An Incipient Cryptovolcanic Structure
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10069402
MRDS IDW006917
Alternate namesJr. No. 1 Oil Test Well and Other Prospects, Henry Hamp
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.5334, -88.36671
References
BROWN, J.S., EMERY, J.A., AND MEYER, P.A., JR., 1954, EXPLOSION PIPE IN TEST WELL ON HICKS DOME, HARDIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS: ECON. GEOL. V. 49 NO. 8 P. 891 - 902TRACE, 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. BAIN1952 GEOCHEM J.W. HILLMC 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 AL1964 GEOPHYS ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; AEROMAG. SURVEY