Mine Index 10096684 Cantrell And Gibbons, Gibbons Mine

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	S-T-R	32(NENESE)-10S-7E
	County:	Saline
	Quadrangle:	Herod
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Southeastern Saline County

Mine Index Number: 10096684

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	171650002	MRDS ID:	W062597
Company Name:	Cantrell And Gibbons
Mine/Site Name:	Gibbons Mine
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Prospect, Underground, Occurrence
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Southeastern Saline County
County:	Saline
Section/Township/Range:	32(NENESE)-10S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.6056299999998,-88.4508699999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Chesterian Series, Grove Church Shale, Tar Springs Sandstone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10096684
Mindat link:

Discussion

SHALLOW PROSPECT WORKINGS ALONG THE FAULT DISCLOSED NO FLUORSPAR, GALENA, OR SPHALERITE.

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 134

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10096684 Also referenced as 10266699