Mine Index 10106428 Fluorspar Products Company, Stewart Mine No. 1

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	S-T-R	14(E2NESW)-12S-7E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Shetlerville
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Stewart Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10106428

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690093	MRDS ID:	W062521
Company Name:	Fluorspar Products Company
Mine/Site Name:	Stewart Mine No. 1
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Calcite, Fluorite, Pyrite, Limonite
Type of Mine:	Underground
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Stewart Subdistrict
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	14(E2NESW)-12S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.4686799999999,-88.3994799999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Valmeyeran Series, Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, St. Louis Sandstone
Feature(s) Mined:	{{{Unit_feature}}}
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106428
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Discussion

SOME GRAVEL SPAR WAS FOUND AT THE SITE.

Faulting present

Geologic structure: Stewart Vein

STEWART MINES HAD COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF FLUORSPAR.

THE STEWART PROPERTIES CONSIST OF A SERIES OF SHAFTS ON STEWART VEIN RANGING FROM 100 TO 300 FT DEEP.

Mine Data

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

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 AND OTHERS, 1952, P. 142.

BASTIN EDSON S ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 58 1931 P 83

ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 41

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106428 Also referenced as 10266098