Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead
SecondarySilver, Cadmium, Germanium
TertiaryGallium, Barium-Barite, Calcium, Quartz, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR. TWO BASIC TYPES
Ore controlFractures And Faults Trending N 45 -60 Deg E. And N 30 - 85 Deg W. Favorable Beds Are Listed Under Host Rocks
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite, Sphalerite
GangueAnglesite, Barite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Quartz, Smithsonite, Strontianite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Downey'S Bluff Formation Limestone;Renault Formation (Levias Member) Limestone;Ste. Genevieve Formation Limestone, Spar Mountain S.S. Member
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock · Mafic Dikes And Breccias
StructureNew Madrio Fault Zone, 38th Parallel Lineament, Peters Creek Fault Zone, Sag Synclines In Beds Directly Overlying Ore Due To Solution Of L.S.
AlterationDecalcification (Solution Removal) Of Wall Rock
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1919
Identification
Deposit ID10069407
MRDS IDW006924
Alternate namesAnd Other Lesser Deposits: Fluorspar Products Lead Hill Group,, Hill-Ledford, Deardorf, Oxford,, Green and Davis Group All Owned By Ozark - Mahoning, Minerva No. 1, Victory, Crystal Mines Minerva Oil. Co., Grischy Mines, Austin Mines, Tems Prospect,, Oxford - Morrison Open Pit, Frayser Mines, Patton Shaft,, Martin Prospect, Eureka Prospect, Hill Property, Winn Property,, Underwood Property, Frailey Workings, Patrick Mine, Palmer Mine,, And Tower Rock Workings.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.51674, -88.20003
References
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