Simmons Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Simmons Mine | Mine |
| Hardin County | County |
| Illinois | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 30' 44'' North , 88° 11' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cave-in-Rock | 318 (2011) | 5.1km |
| Elizabethtown | 287 (2017) | 12.9km |
| Rosiclare | 1,082 (2017) | 17.3km |
| Sturgis | 1,912 (2017) | 18.2km |
| Old Shawneetown | 178 (2017) | 21.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
168657
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:168657:2
GUID (UUID V4):
7dc65eca-f153-4d1c-a5e1-fe30a69c57fc
REF:WELLER J M ET AL ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 P 140
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:: WELLER, J.M., GROGAN, R.M., AND TIPPIE, F.E., 1952,
Commodities (Major) - Fluorine-Fluorite
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 174: Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10083030 |
|---|
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- 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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