10069406

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	S-T-R	11-11S-7E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Herod
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Rose Creek Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10069406

ISGS ID:	9020	MSHA ID:
MAS ID:		MRDS ID:	W006923
Company Name:	Yingling Mining Company
Mine/Site Name:	Rose Creek Fluorspar Mines, Conley, Smee Shafts
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	Unknown	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Metallic, Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar, Lead, Zinc
Minerals Present:	Galena, Fluorine
Type of Mine:	Unknown
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	11-11S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.57424,-88.40782
Unit(s) Mined:	Chesterian Series, Glen Dean Limestone, Renault Limestone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10069406
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Mine Data/Information

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  File Type: Figure
  Caption: Figure 10 Plan and cross section views of the Rose Creek Subdistrict near Herod, Illinois, circa 1953. Data from unpublished Ozark- Mahoning scanned documents.
  (a) Plan view of the Rose Creek Mine underground workings and drill data. Red lines along drill holes indicate fault encountered. All holes were drilled on an angle. Holes within or from underground workings are dashed lines. All data from Minerva Oil Company files, circa 1953, contained in Ozark-Mahoning scanned files.
  (b) Relationship of the hanging wall vein orebody to the main vein and the low-grade (15%–20% CaF₂) orebody lying between the two veins, looking northeast along veins. High-grade ore is red; low-grade is stippled.
  (c) Section showing ore reserves and underground mine workings along with ore reserve block as of 1953, looking northwest.
  Credit: Copyright © University of Illinois Board of Trustees
  Publication: Circular 604
  

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated	Associated
Rock type	Plutonic Rock
Rock unit name	Mafic Dikes And Breccia Bodies
Rock description	Mafic Dikes And Breccia Bodies
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Early Permian
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Early Permian
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Mississippian
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Mississippian
Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
Rock unit name	Limestone
Rock description	Limestone

Ore Body Information

General form	LINEAR
Strike	N 55 DEG E
Dip	80 DEG SE

References

BAXTER, J. W., DESBOROUGH, G. A. AND SHAW, C. W., 1967, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE ILLINOIS FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, PART 3: ILL. STATE GEOL. SURV. CIRC. 413, 41 P.

WELLER, 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.

1942 GEOLMAP ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, J. M. WELLER

MC GINNIS, L. D. AND BRADBURY, J. C., 1964, AEROMAGNETIC STUDY OF THE HARDIN COUNTY AREA, ILLINOIS: ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 363, 12 P.

1961 GEOLMAP ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, G. A. DESBOROUGH

1964 GEOPHYS ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; AEROMAG. SURVEY

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
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