Kentucky · Jessamine County
Past Producer

Ambrose Fault Vein

Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States
Fluorine-FluoriteBarium-BariteZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite
SecondaryZinc
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlFaulting: Brecciation
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Fluorite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Tyrone Limestone, Cut Be Vein
StructureKentucky Anticlinal Fault Zone Intersects Vein, Horizontal Slickensides Due To Faulting
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080801
MRDS IDW032169
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates37.83339, -84.49992
References
FOHS, F. J., 1913, BARYTES DEPOSITS OF KENTUCKY: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SER. 4, VOL. 1, PT. 1, PP. 441-588