Mine Index 10083006 Lavender Mine

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	S-T-R	19(NWSESW)-12S-8E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Rosiclare
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Interstate Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10083006

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690116	MRDS ID:	W062489
Company Name:
Mine/Site Name:	Lavender Mine
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Surface, Underground
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Interstate Subdistrict
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	19(NWSESW)-12S-8E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.4542399999998,-88.3708699999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Chesterian Series, Grove Church Shale, Tar Springs Sandstone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083006
Mindat link:

Discussion

Faulting present

NO GALENA OR SPHALERITE WERE REPORTED.

Mineral occurrence model information
Model code	174
USGS model code	26b
Deposit model name	Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)

THE VEIN STRIKES N-S AND DIPS 80 W.

REPORTED MINOR PRODUCTION.

Overall depth 12.19M

BOTH VEIN AND GRAVEL SPAR MINERALIZATION WERE REPORTED. RESIDUAL 'GRAVEL SPAR' MINERALIZATION FORMS FROM WEATHERING OF THE VEIN DEPOSIT.

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 M ET AL ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 P 145

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083006 Also referenced as 10217406