Mine Index 10083033 Fluorspar Products Company, Stewart Mine No. 3

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	S-T-R	14(W2SWNE)-12S-7E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Shetlerville
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Stewart Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10083033

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690095	MRDS ID:	W062523
Company Name:	Fluorspar Products Company
Mine/Site Name:	Stewart Mine No. 3
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Underground
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Stewart Subdistrict
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	14(W2SWNE)-12S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.46479,-88.40448
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=10083033
Mindat link:

Discussion

Faulting present

Stewart Vein

SOME GRAVEL SPAR WAS FOUND AT THE SITE.

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

THE STEWART PROPERTIES CONSIST OF A SERIES OF SHAFTS ON STEWART VEIN RANGING FROM 100 TO 300 FT DEEP.

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 131 142

BASTIN EDSON S ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 58 1931 P 83

ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 41 P 300

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083033 Also referenced as 10217534