Mine Index 10083009 Mc Clusky Prospect

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	S-T-R	7(NWNENE)-12S-8E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Rosiclare
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Rosiclare Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10083009

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690031	MRDS ID:	W062493
Company Name:
Mine/Site Name:	Mc Clusky Prospect
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:
Type of Mine:	Prospect, Underground, Occurrence
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Rosiclare Subdistrict
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	7(NWNENE)-12S-8E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.4950699999998,-88.3611499999998
Unit(s) Mined:	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=10083009
Mindat link:

Discussion

Discovered in 1844

THE VEIN STRIKES NORTHEAST.

Overall depth 19.81M

PROSPECT SHAFTS ENCOUNTERED ONLY THIN STRINGERS OF FLUORSPAR.

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 GEOLOGY OF THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF ILL

ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 1952 P 144

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083009 Also referenced as 10218081