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Goldstein, Alan (1997) Famous Mineral Localities: The Illinois-Kentucky Fluorite District. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (1) 3-49

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TitleFamous Mineral Localities: The Illinois-Kentucky Fluorite District
JournalThe Mineralogical Record
AuthorsGoldstein, AlanAuthor
Year1997Volume28
Issue1
PublisherThe Mineralogical Record, Inc.PlaceTucson
Mindat Ref. ID12908958Long-form Identifiermindat:1:5:12908958:4
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Full ReferenceGoldstein, Alan (1997) Famous Mineral Localities: The Illinois-Kentucky Fluorite District. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (1) 3-49
Plain TextGoldstein, Alan (1997) Famous Mineral Localities: The Illinois-Kentucky Fluorite District. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (1) 3-49
In(1997) Illinois-Kentucky Fluorite District. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 28 (1) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.

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Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, USA
Cave-in-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Hill Mine, Cave-in-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
A. L. Davis No. 4 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
East Green Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
S.E. Oxford No. 11 Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Green-Defender Mine, Austin Group, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Lead Mine, Austin Group, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Oxford Cut, Hastie's Quarry, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Goose Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Harris Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Denton Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Daisy Mine - Daisy vein No. 2 shaft, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Palmer Mine, Tower Rock area, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Patrick Mine, Tower Rock area, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Henson Mine, Hobbs Creek Mining Sub-District, Pope County, Illinois, USA
Old Jim Mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
Pygmy Mine (Pigmy Mine; Myers prospect), Mexico, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
Hutson Zinc mine, Salem, Livingston County, Kentucky, USA

Mineral Occurrences

LocalityMineral(s)
Cave-in-Rock, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Anglesite, β“˜ Ankerite, β“˜ Aragonite, β“˜ Azurite, β“˜ Baryte, β“˜ Benstonite, β“˜ Bitumen, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Celestine, β“˜ Cerussite, β“˜ Chalcopyrite, β“˜ Cuprite, β“˜ Dolomite, β“˜ Epsomite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Galena, β“˜ Goethite, β“˜ Greenockite, β“˜ Gypsum, β“˜ Hemimorphite, β“˜ Hydrozincite, β“˜ Kaolinite, β“˜ Limonite, β“˜ Malachite, β“˜ Marcasite, β“˜ Native Sulphur, β“˜ Paralstonite, β“˜ Petroleum, β“˜ Pyrite, β“˜ Pyromorphite, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Smithsonite, β“˜ Sphalerite, β“˜ Strontianite, β“˜ Vaesite, β“˜ Wad, β“˜ Witherite
Edgar Davis Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Native Sulphur
Hill Mine, Cave-in-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Bitumen, β“˜ Petroleum, β“˜ Quartz
Lead Hill Mines, Lead Hill, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Malachite
Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Witherite
A. L. Davis No. 4 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Azurite, β“˜ Malachite, β“˜ Smithsonite
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Alstonite, β“˜ Anglesite, β“˜ Azurite, β“˜ Baryte, β“˜ Benstonite, β“˜ Bitumen, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Celestine, β“˜ Dolomite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Gypsum, β“˜ Malachite, β“˜ Paralstonite, β“˜ Petroleum, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Sphalerite, β“˜ Strontianite, β“˜ Wad, β“˜ Witherite
W.L. Davis-Deardorff Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Anglesite, β“˜ Aragonite, β“˜ Bravoite, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Dolomite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Galena, β“˜ Gypsum, β“˜ Pyrite, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Sphalerite, β“˜ Vaesite
West Green Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Baryte
Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Bitumen, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Gypsum, β“˜ Limonite, β“˜ Malachite, β“˜ Petroleum
Cleveland Mine, Austin group, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Baryte
Green-Defender Mine, Austin Group, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Limonite
Lead Mine, Austin Group, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Gypsum
Oxford Cut, Hastie's Quarry, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Fluorite
Victory Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Baryte, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Epsomite, β“˜ Native Sulphur
Fairview Mine - Blue Diggings Fault, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Pyrite
Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Dolomite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Galena, β“˜ Marcasite, β“˜ Paralstonite, β“˜ Pyrite, β“˜ Sphalerite
Heavy Media mill site, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Azurite
Hicks Dome deposit, Hicks Dome, Hicks, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Pyromorphite
Rose Mine, Hicks Dome, Hicks, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Chalcopyrite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Malachite
Indiana (Rogertown and Hillside No. 2 Mine), Interstate Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Malachite
Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Baryte, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Cerussite, β“˜ Chalcopyrite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Galena, β“˜ Malachite, β“˜ Pyromorphite, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Sphalerite
Blue Diggings Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Fluorite
Daisy Mine - Daisy vein No. 2 shaft, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Fluorite
Hillside Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Chalcopyrite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Gypsum, β“˜ Limonite, β“˜ Quartz
Stewart Mine No. 2, Stewart Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Limonite
Patrick Mine, Tower Rock area, Hardin County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Azurite, β“˜ Chert, β“˜ Pyromorphite, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Smithsonite
Conns Mine, Empire Mining Sub-District, Pope County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Anglesite, β“˜ Cerussite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Galena, β“˜ Limonite, β“˜ Malachite, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Wad
Red Mine, Empire Mining Sub-District, Pope County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Greenockite
Henson Mine, Hobbs Creek Mining Sub-District, Pope County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Malachite, β“˜ Strontianite
Pittsburg Mine (Clay Diggings Mine), Lusk Creek Mining Sub-District, Pope County, Illinois, USAβ“˜ Kaolinite
Ainsworth Mine (incl. Baldwin shaft), Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Baryte
Babb Fault System, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Fluorite
Blue Mine (Blue and Marble mine), Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Kaolinite
Brown Mine, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Galena, β“˜ Native Sulphur
Commodore Mine, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Greenockite, β“˜ Smithsonite
Crosson Cave prospect, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Baryte, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Fluorite
Givens Prospect (Corn Mines), Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Wad
Hodge Mine, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Hemimorphite
Lady Farmer Mine, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Smithsonite
Drescher Cut, Levias-Crittenden Springs Mining Subdistrict, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Hydrozincite
Mann Mine, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Smithsonite
Columbia mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Anglesite, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Galena, β“˜ Greenockite, β“˜ Sphalerite
Hickory Cane Mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Anglesite, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Cerussite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Galena, β“˜ Gypsum, β“˜ Hemimorphite, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Smithsonite, β“˜ Smoky Quartz, β“˜ Sphalerite
Old Jim Mine, Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Ankerite, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Chert, β“˜ Hydrozincite, β“˜ Pyrite, β“˜ Smithsonite, β“˜ Sphalerite, β“˜ Travertine
Pygmy Mine (Pigmy Mine; Myers prospect), Mexico, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Baryte, β“˜ Fluorite
Mico Mine (Cook-Spring Mine; Spring Barite mine), Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Baryte
Davenport Mine, New Salem, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Pyromorphite
Ashbridge Mine, Tabb Mining Subdistrict, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Kaolinite
Wheeler Mine, Tabb Mining Subdistrict, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Pyromorphite
Tabor Mine, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Pyromorphite
Wilson Mine, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Malachite
Yandell Mines (Milliken Shaft), Crittenden County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Galena
Klondike Mine, Livingston County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Gypsum, β“˜ Limonite
May Mine (Jameson prospect), Livingston County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Celestine
Guill Mine, Salem, Livingston County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Gypsum
Hutson Zinc mine, Salem, Livingston County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Anglesite, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Dolomite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Marcasite, β“˜ Pyrite, β“˜ Smithsonite, β“˜ Sphalerite
Dyers Hill Mine, Smithland, Livingston County, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Aragonite, β“˜ Baryte, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Galena, β“˜ Sphalerite
Eagle-Watson, Moore Hill, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Fluorite
Evening Star Mine (Cullen mine; Cullen-Eagle mine), Moore Hill, Kentucky, USAβ“˜ Hemimorphite, β“˜ Sphalerite


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