Illinois · Hardin County
Past Producer

Eureka Fluorspar Mine

Hardin County, Illinois, United States
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model174: Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite, Galena
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10106417
MRDS IDW062454
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.4509, -88.32837
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.BASTIN, E.S., 1931, THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF HARDIN AND POPE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 58, 116 P.