Mine Index 10106434 Gordon Mine

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	S-T-R	22(NE)-12S-7E
	County:	Pope
	Quadrangle:	Shetlerville
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:

Mine Index Number: 10106434

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	171510026	MRDS ID:	W062565
Company Name:
Mine/Site Name:	Gordon Mine
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	Unknown	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Galena, Barite, Calcite, Fluorite, Sphalerite
Type of Mine:	Underground
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:
County:	Pope
Section/Township/Range:	22(NE)-12S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.4645099999998,-88.4183699999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Glen Dean Limestone, Renault Limestone, Lower Chesterian Series
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106434
Mindat link:

Discussion

BARITE AND SPHALERITE ARE ESPECIALLY ABUNDANT.

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.

BAIN, H.F., 1905, THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 255, 75 P.

BAIN H FOSTER USGS BULL 255 1905 P 54

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106434 Also referenced as 10290341