Cave-in-Rock, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAi
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Cave-in-Rock | Village |
Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District | Mining Sub-district |
Hardin County | County |
Illinois | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 28' 8'' North , 88° 9' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cave-in-Rock | 318 (2011) | 0.1km |
Elizabethtown | 287 (2017) | 12.5km |
Rosiclare | 1,082 (2017) | 16.6km |
Marion | 2,986 (2017) | 16.9km |
Sturgis | 1,912 (2017) | 18.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
3753
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3753:5
GUID (UUID V4):
eaf65945-b2b7-4b56-af9a-b45209a5db38
The town of Cave-in-Rock is named after a natural cave bordering the Ohio River in the southeastern portion of Illinois. The cave was noted by French explorers in 1744, who called it the βCaverne dans le Rocβ (Cave in the Rock). During the early 1800s to about 1834, the cave was used by outlaws that preyed upon travelers on the Ohio River (though the stories are exaggerated). The cave today is now part of the Illinois State Park System.
The cave is formed from the middle Mississippian St. Louis Limestone Formation and only extends about 55 feet from the mouth. Reinertsen (1992, p. 16-17) postulated that the present cave formed about 2-10 million years ago by groundwater that moved slowly through bedrock under hydrostatic pressure. The groundwater slowly dissolved the limestone and the calcium carbonate from the stone was carried away as a solution to be deposited elsewhere. He also stated that the cave may actually be larger than it currently is, but debris has filled in to its back wall. At one point it also extended further to the south, but the modern Ohio River has eroded a significant portion of it. Finally, Reinertsen, also suggested that Cave-in-Rock is not connected with the βBig Sinkβ, Illinoisβs largest sinkhole, as that feature formed much earlier than the cave and no evidence has been presented that groundwater from the βBig Sinkβ could be discharged to Cave-in-Rock and then into the river.
Cave-in-Rock (the town), along with the towns of Elizabethtown and Rosiclare southwest of Cave-in-Rock, were focal trade points of the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, which had small and large mines operating from the 1840s to 1995, when the last mine, the Annabel Lee Mine, shutdown.
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Detailed Mineral List:
β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 References: |
β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 References: |
β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
β Benstonite Formula: Ba6Ca6Mg(CO3)13 References: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
β Celestine Formula: SrSO4 References: |
β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 References: |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O References: |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
β Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O References: |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
β Galena Formula: PbS References: |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) References: |
β Greenockite Formula: CdS References: |
β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: |
β Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O References: |
β Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 References: |
β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 References: |
β 'Limonite' References: |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
β Paralstonite Formula: BaCa(CO3)2 References: |
β 'Petroleum' References: |
β 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' References: |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
β Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 References: |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
β Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 References: |
β Sulphur Formula: S8 References: |
β Vaesite Formula: NiS2 References: |
β 'Wad' References: |
β Witherite Formula: BaCO3 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Vaesite | 2.EB.05a | NiS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
β | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
β | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
β | Paralstonite | 5.AB.40 | BaCa(CO3)2 |
β | Benstonite | 5.AB.55 | Ba6Ca6Mg(CO3)13 |
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
β | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 Β· 7H2O |
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O |
β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Wad' | - | |
β | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
β | '' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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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Cave-in-Rock, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA