Description
James Anderson (Fairview), W. Pell (Rosiclare)
Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryQuartz, Iron, Barium-Barite, Calcium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVEIN/SHEAR ZONE
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlNORMAL FAULTS; (EUREKA,HILLSIDE, ROSICLARE, DAISY, BLUE - DIGGINS AND ARGO FAULTS). STRIKE IS N. 20 - 30 DEG E. (HILLSIDE FAULT IS ALMOST NORTH - SOUTH) AND DIP IS USUALLY 70 - 80 DEG W. (BLUE - DIGGINGS FAULT DIPS 45 - 65 DEG E., DOWNTHROWN SIDE EAST). DISPLACEMENT RANGES FROM A FEW METERS TO OVER 200 M. WITH DOWNTHROWN SIDE USUALLY ON THE WEST.
Geology
StructureHICKS DOME, ROCK CREEK GRABEN, NEW MADRIO FAULT ZONE, 38TH PARALLEL LINEAMENT
AlterationSILICIFICATION OF WALL ROCK
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1870
Discovery year1839
Identification
Deposit ID60001680
MRDS IDW006925
Alternate namesGood Hope - Fairview - Blue Diggings (Alcoa Group), Rosiclare Mine, Hillside and Eureka Group (Includes Daisy and Dimmick Mines)
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates37.43337, -88.35004
References
BAXTER, J.W., AND DESBOROUGH, G.A., 1965, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE ILLINOIS FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, PT. 2: ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 385, 40 P.GROGAN, R.M. AND BRADBURY, J.C., 1968, FLUORITE -ZINC - LEAD DEPOSITS OF THE ILLINOIS - KENTUCKY MINING DISTRICT: IN RIDGE, J. D., ED., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S. 1933 - 1967; AIME V. 1 P. 370 - 399TRACE, R.D., 1974, ILLINOIS - KENTUCKY FLUORSPAR DISTRICT: IN HUTCHESON, D. W., ED., SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR, KENTUCKY GEOL. SURV. SPECIAL PUB. 22 P. 58 - 76WELLER, J.M., GROGAN, R.M. AND TIPPIE, F.E., 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF ILLINOIS: ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 76, 147 P.MUIR, N.M.,1947, DAISY FLUORITE MINE, ROSICLARE LEAD AND FLUORSPAR MINING COMPANY, HARDIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4075, 16 P.MC GINNIS, L.D. AND BRADBURY, J.C., 1964, AEROMAGNETIC STUDY OF THE HARDIN COUNTY AREA, ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 363, 12 P.