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Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA

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 Map Reference: 37°28'9"N , 88°9'59"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Alstonite
    BaCa(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
    Site Photo
    Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Anglesite
    PbSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Ankerite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Aragonite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
    Site Photo
    Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
    © Kristalle and Crys
  		•  'Asphaltum'
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
    © 2000 John H. Betts
  		•  Benstonite
    (Ba,Sr)
     
    6
    		(Ca,Mn)
     
    6
    		Mg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    13
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
    Site Photo
    Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  'Bitumen'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]
    Site Photo
    Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  Celestine
    SrSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Cerussite
    PbCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Epsomite
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
    © J.N. Wingard
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Greenockite
    CdS
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Gypsum
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Hemimorphite
    Zn
     
    4
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
    Site Photo
    Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Hydrozincite
    Zn
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Kaolinite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
    Site Photo
    Victory Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
    © 2001 John H. Betts
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Paralstonite (TL)
    BaCa(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Type Locality: Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
    Reference: [A. C. Roberts (1979) Paralstonite, a new mineral from the Minerva no. 1 mine, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois. Geol. Surv. Can. Pap.,79-lC, 99-100.]
    Site Photo
    Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Pyromorphite
    Pb
     
    5
    		[Cl|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Smithsonite
    ZnCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Strontianite
    SrCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 63: 221.]
    Site Photo
    Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
    © 2000 John H. Betts
  		•  Sulphur
    S
     
    8
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
    Site Photo
    Victory Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
    © Alan Goldstein
  		•  Vaesite
    NiS
     
    2
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  'Wad'
    Reference: [Mineralogical Record, v. 28, no. 1, 1997]
  		•  Witherite
    BaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
    © T. Kennedy 2002


    38 entries listed. 34 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • Illinois
      • Hardin Co.
        • Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District
          • Cave-in-Rock Sub-District
            • Cave-in-Rock


    Mineral Paragenesis:
    earlylate

    Pargenetic Sequence [MinRec 28:23]
    Bitumen
    Rhombohedral Calcite
    Yellow Fluorite
    White Fluorite
    Chalcopyrite
    Blue Fluorite
    Early Purple Fluorite
    Quartz
    Sphalerite
    Galena
    Late Purple Fluorite
    Scalenohedral Calcite
    Baryte
    Witherite

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