Mine Index 10083044 Williams Prospect

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	S-T-R	7(S2SWSE)-11S-8E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Karbers Ridge
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Rosiclare Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10083044

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690106	MRDS ID:	W062539
Company Name:
Mine/Site Name:	Williams Prospect
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Occurrence
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Rosiclare Subdistrict
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	7(S2SWSE)-11S-8E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.57146,-88.3631
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=10083044
Mindat link:

Discussion

Overall Depth: 9.14 M

WORKINGS REACHED ABOUT 30 FT.

A RESIDUAL 'GRAVEL SPAR' DEPOSIT AS A RESULT OF WEATHERING OF THE FLUORSPAR VEIN. TRACES OF GRAVEL SPAR AND VEINLETS WERE DISCOVERED.

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 P 138

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083044 Also referenced as 10266414