Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLINEAR, TABULAR
Ore controlEmpire Fault - Trends Ne, Dips Steeply Se, Downthrown On Southeast Side About 5 M.
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Limestones
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock · Mafic Dikes And Breccias
StructureNew Madrio Fault Zone, 38th Parallel Lineament, Hicks Dome, Rock Creek Graben
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10069403
MRDS IDW006918
Alternate namesEgyptian Shaft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.52729, -88.42282
References
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.MCGINNIS, L.D., AND BRADBURY, J.C., 1964, AEROMAGNETIC STUDY OF THE HARDIN COUNTY AREA, ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 363, 12 P.1942 GEOLMAP ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, J.M. WELLER1961 GEOLMAP ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, G.A. DESBOROUGH1964 GEOPHYS ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; AEROMAG. SURVEYU.S. BU MINES MINERAL YEARBOOK, 1960