Illinois · Pope County
Past Producer

Lost 40 Mines

Pope County, Illinois, United States
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model174: Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFaulting
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
StructureLusk Creek Fault Zone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10083070
MRDS IDW062574
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.50313, -88.52587
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1995, SPATIAL DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM/MINERAL INDUSTRY LOCATION SYSTEM (MAS/MILS): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION 12-95.WELLER, J.M., GROGAN, R.M., AND TIPPIE, F.E., 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 76, 147 P.WELLER AND OTHERS, 1952, P. 140.