Mine Index 10083066 Hollomon Prospect

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

Mine Index Number: 10083066

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	171510014	MRDS ID:	W062570
Company Name:
Mine/Site Name:	Hollomon Prospect
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	Unknown	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Galena, Fluorite, Sphalerite
Type of Mine:	Prospect, Underground, Occurrence
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Stewart Subdistrict
County:	Pope
Section/Township/Range:	15(NWSESE)-12S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.4609,-88.4180999999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Lower Chesterian Series, Glen Dean Limestone, Renault Limestone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083066
Mindat link:

Discussion

GALENA AND SPHALERITE WERE MINOR MINERALS.

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

THE VEIN STRIKES N 20 E AND DIPS 85 NW.

Name of workings OLD PROSPECT SHAFT Overall depth 25.91M

OLD PROSPECT SHAFT REPORTEDLY FOUND VEINLET OF FLUORSPAR.

WELLER AND OTHERS (1952) CALLS THIS HOLLOMAN.

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=10083066 Also referenced as 10169318