Mine Index 10082981 Spiller And Willis, Fowler Prospect

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	S-T-R	23(S2NWSW)-11S-7E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Herod
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10082981

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690055	MRDS ID:	W062459
Company Name:	Spiller And Willis
Mine/Site Name:	Fowler Prospect
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Surface, Occurrence
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	23(S2NWSW)-11S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.5472899999998,-88.4058699999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Upper Valmeyeran Series, Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, St. Louis Sandstone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082981
Mindat link:

Discussion

Faulting present

NO GALENA OR SPHALERITE ARE SEEN AT THIS DEPOSIT. FLUORITE OCCURS AS A RESIDUAL OR 'GRAVEL SPAR' DEPOSIT.

THE' GRAVEL SPAR' DEPOSIT HAD A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 15 FT. THE LIMESTONE BENEATH HAD ONLY FLUORITE VEINLETS. TEST PITS IN THE VICINITY EXPOSED NUMEROUS OTHER FLUORITE TRACES.

TWO OPEN CUTS WERE MADE WITH A DRAG LINE.

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.

WELLER, J.M., GROGAN, R.M., AND TIPPIE, F.E., 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 76, 147 P.

WELLER J MARVIN ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGIG SUR BULL 76 1952 P 1

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082981 Also referenced as 10144955