Mine Index 10083025 Crown Fluorspar Corporation, Seinor Prospect No. 1

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	S-T-R	9(SESENE)-12S-7E
	County:	Pope
	Quadrangle:	Shetlerville
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Hobbs Creek Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10083025

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690087	MRDS ID:	W062514
Company Name:	Crown Fluorspar Corporation
Mine/Site Name:	Seinor Prospect No. 1
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Fluorite, Fluorine
Type of Mine:	Prospect, Surface, Underground, Occurrence
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Hobbs Creek Subdistrict
County:	Pope
Section/Township/Range:	9(SESENE)-12S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.49063,-88.4333699999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Chesterian Series, Glen Dean Limestone, Renault Limestone
Feature(s) Mined:	Hobbs_Creek_Fault_Zone
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083025
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Discussion

RESIDUAL 'GRAVEL SPAR' AND REPLACEMENT MINERALIZATION OCCUR IN THE VEIN DEPOSIT. THE DEPOSIT TRENDS N 50-55 E.

DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A GROUP OF PROSPECT PITS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS EXPOSING MINERALIZATION ALONG THE COMPLEX OF FAULTS AND FRACTURES OF HOBBS CREEK FAULT ZONE.

Mine Data

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

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 1952 P 141

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083025 Also referenced as 10266570