Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlLee Fault -Trends Ne, Downthrown Side Se, Displacement 137 M. At Lee Mine. (Baxter, 1965 P. 32)
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Limestones
Associated rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Mafic Dikes And Breccias
StructureNew Madrio Fault Zone, 38th Parallel Lineament, Rock Creek Graben, Hicks Dome
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10105533
MRDS IDW006920
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.56674, -88.30004
References
BAXTER, J. W., DESBOROUGH, G. A., 1965 AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE ILLINOIS FLUORSPAR DISTRICT PART 2: ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 385, 40 P.WELLER, J. M., GROGAN, R. M. ANDTIPPIE, F. E., 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF ILLINOIS: ILL. STATE GEOL. SURV. BULL. 76MC GINNIS, 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, WELLER J. M.1960 GEOLMAP ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BAXTERJ. W.1964 GEOPHYS ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; AEROMAG. SURVEY