Mine Index 10083085 Turner Prospect, Turtle Prospect

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	S-T-R	34(NWSWNW)-11S-7E
	County:	Pope
	Quadrangle:	Herod
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10083085

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	171510041	MRDS ID:	W062594
Company Name:
Mine/Site Name:	Turner Prospect, Turtle Prospect
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Prospect, Underground, Unknown, Occurrence
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict
County:	Pope
Section/Township/Range:	34(NWSWNW)-11S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.5206299999998,-88.4305999999998
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=10083085
Mindat link:

Discussion

Faulting present

POSSIBLY ON AN EXTENSION OF THE PIERCE VEIN.

NEITHER GALENA NOR SPHALERITE WERE IDENTIFIED AT THE DEPOSIT.

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

THE VEIN TRENDS N 70 E AND DIPS TO THE SE.

Workings at the site
Type of workings	Underground
Name of workings	PROSPECT SHAFT
Overall depth	18.29M

VEINLETS OF FLUORSPAR AE EXPOSED IN THE PROSPECT SHAFT.

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=10083085 Also referenced as 10169118