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Daisy Mine - Daisy vein No. 2 shaft, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Daisy Mine - Daisy vein No. 2 shaft | Group of Shafts |
| Rosiclare | City |
| Hardin County | County |
| Illinois | State |
| USA | Country |
Daisy Mine - Daisy vein No. 2 shaft, Rosiclare, Rosiclare Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Daisy Mine - Daisy vein No. 2 shaft, Rosiclare, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 26' 8'' North , 88° 20' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Shafts
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rosiclare | 1,082 (2017) | 1.3km |
| Elizabethtown | 287 (2017) | 3.6km |
| Golconda | 629 (2017) | 14.7km |
| Cave-in-Rock | 318 (2011) | 16.2km |
| Salem | 739 (2017) | 21.0km |
A fluorspar mine operated by the Rosiclare Lead and Spar Company on the Daisy vein. The vein was rarely wider than 8 feet, but occasionally reached 20 feet wide.
In 1926 the mine shaft was over 400 feet deep, with drifts at the 180, 300 and 412-foot levels. A winze led to a drift near the 500-foot level. Before the mine was closed in 1941, an 800-foot level was worked, a result of lateral diamond drilling from the Rosiclare mine. The southern part of the vein was mined out from the adjacent Blue Diggings vein. The largest ore shoots were 2,000 feet long, 250 feet high, and averaged 3 feet in width.
The west (hanging) wall of the Daisy vein showed evidence of fault movement post-dating the deposition of fluorite. Fractures due to faulting were found to traverse and brecciate the fluorite and calcite in some places. Slickendsides indicate movement occurred at different times. In addition, evidence of wall rock replacement has been found.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| 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 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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
- Rosiclare Mining Sub-DistrictMining District
- Hardin County
- Rough Creek GrabenBasin
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