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Spivey Mine, Goose Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Spivey Mine | Mine |
| Goose Creek Mining Sub-District | Mining District |
| Hardin County | County |
| Illinois | State |
| USA | Country |
Spivey Mine, Goose Creek Mining Sub-District, Cave-in-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Spivey Mine, Goose Creek Mining Sub-District, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 30' 39'' North , 88° 11' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cave-in-Rock | 318 (2011) | 5.5km |
| Elizabethtown | 287 (2017) | 11.9km |
| Rosiclare | 1,082 (2017) | 16.3km |
| Sturgis | 1,912 (2017) | 19.3km |
| Old Shawneetown | 178 (2017) | 21.4km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Greene Mine
REF:Deposit:: CURRIER L W USGS BULL 942 1944 P 57
Deposit:: BASTIN EDSON S ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 58 1931 P 91
Reserve-Resource:: BRADBURY, J. C., FINGER, G. C. AND MAJOR, R. L. FLOURSPAR
Reserve-Resource:: IN ILLINOIS. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL S
Deposit:: 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.
Deposit:: BAXTER, J.W., POTTER, E.P., AND DOYLE, F.L., 1963,
Commodities (Major) - Fluorine-Fluorite
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: St Louis Limestone
Host Rock: Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Gentle Regional Structural Slope Northward Into Illinois Basin Is Broken By The Tw0-Mile-Wide Ro
REF:Deposit:: BASTIN, E.S. THE FLOURSPAR DEPOSITS OF HARDIN AND POPE
Deposit:: COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Deposit:: BULLETIN NO. 58, 1931, PP. 69-70.
Deposit:: BAXTER, J.W., F.L. DOYLE, AND P.E. POTTER. AREAL GEOLOGY
Commodities (Major) - Fluorine-Fluorite; (Minor) - Lead, Zinc
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit:: BASTIN EDSON S ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 58 1931 P 91
Reserve-Resource:: BRADBURY, J. C., FINGER, G. C. AND MAJOR, R. L. FLOURSPAR
Reserve-Resource:: IN ILLINOIS. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL S
Deposit:: 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.
Deposit:: BAXTER, J.W., POTTER, E.P., AND DOYLE, F.L., 1963,
Commodities (Major) - Fluorine-Fluorite
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: St Louis Limestone
Host Rock: Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Gentle Regional Structural Slope Northward Into Illinois Basin Is Broken By The Tw0-Mile-Wide Ro
REF:Deposit:: BASTIN, E.S. THE FLOURSPAR DEPOSITS OF HARDIN AND POPE
Deposit:: COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Deposit:: BULLETIN NO. 58, 1931, PP. 69-70.
Deposit:: BAXTER, J.W., F.L. DOYLE, AND P.E. POTTER. AREAL GEOLOGY
Commodities (Major) - Fluorine-Fluorite; (Minor) - Lead, Zinc
Development Status: Past Producer
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10082986 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Granite-Rhyolite ProvinceMagmatic Province
- Illinois BasinBasin
- Shawnee DomainDomain
USA
- Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar DistrictMining District
- Illinois
- Hardin County
- Cave-in-Rock Mining Sub-DistrictMining Sub-district
- Hardin County
- Rough Creek GrabenBasin
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Spivey Mine, Goose Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA