Mine Index 10083058 Oscar Crabb and Son Fluorspar and Lead, Davenport Prospect

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	S-T-R	27(SWNWSE)-11S-7E
	County:	Pope
	Quadrangle:	Herod
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10083058

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	171510009	MRDS ID:	W062559
Company Name:	Oscar Crabb and Son Fluorspar and Lead
Mine/Site Name:	Davenport Prospect
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Galena, Fluorite, Sphalerite
Type of Mine:	Prospect, Underground, Occurrence
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict
County:	Pope
Section/Township/Range:	27(SWNWSE)-11S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.5303499999998,-88.41754
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=10083058
Mindat link:

Discussion

SPHALERITE AND GALENA ARE MINOR CONSTITUENTS.

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

AVERAGE WIDTH OF THE VEINS IS TEN INCHES. THE VEIN TRENDS TO THE NE.

Overall depth 16.76M

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 137

RESOURCES OF ILL.,PG. 300.

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083058 Also referenced as 10241529