Mine Index 10083052 Balfour Prospect

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	S-T-R	15(SESENE)-12S-7E
	County:	Pope
	Quadrangle:	Shetlerville
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Stewart Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10083052

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	171510004	MRDS ID:	W062550
Company Name:
Mine/Site Name:	Balfour Prospect
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	Unknown	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Prospect, Underground, Occurrence
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Stewart Subdistrict
County:	Pope
Section/Township/Range:	15(SESENE)-12S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.4739599999998,-88.4155999999998
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=10083052
Mindat link:

Discussion

TRACES OF FLUORSPAR WERE SEEN ON THE DUMP. NO GALENA OR SPHALERITE WERE SEEN AT THIS LOCATION.

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

Overall depth 4.57M

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 142

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083052 Also referenced as 10241536