Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlCommodore And Glendale Faults - Strike N 30 Deg E, Dip 70-80 Deg Se, Are Downthrown On The Se Side About 450 - 600 M.
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite, Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Chesterian And Valmeyeran L.S., S.S
Associated rockPeridotite · Lamprophyre And Peridotite Dikes And Sills
StructureNew Madrid Fault Zone, 38th Parallel Lineament, Big Four, Crystal - Holly Fault Systems, Griffith Bluff Graben
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1892
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10110432
MRDS IDW006908
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.36674, -88.1667
References
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