| | Report (issue) | studies are brought together in this paper. The district is one of peculiar interest,, having a complicated...practical benefit in developing the industry in this district. Very respectfully, C. W. HATES, Geologist in........... Location and general features of the district............................................................................................ 85 Marion fault ...........................................Generalized geologic map of the Kentucky-Illinois fluorite district, showing its general relations to surrounding | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 2014 Figure 1. Postcard view of the Waukon iron mine, Allamakee County, cia. 1912. John Taylor collection...Unfortunately. with today’s environmental laws and mine and quarry regulations. the prolific collecting...bitumen, calcite (crystals, some fluorescent), fluorite (small, yellow to purple color-zoned, cubic),...Appanoose County Centerville gypsum mine; abandoned underground mine, worked 1917-34; Mississippian-age... Dallas Co. Aplington quarry, Butler Co. Beadle mine, Dubuque Co. Bear Creek, Vernon, Van Buren Co. Beaverdam | | Kesler, Stephen E., Martini, Anna M., Appold, Martin S., Walter, Lynn M., huston, Ted J., furman, Francis C. (1996) Na-Cl-Br systematics of fluid inclusions from Mississippi Valley-type deposits, Appalachian Basin: Constraints on solute origin and migration paths. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 60 (2) 225-233 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(95)00390-8 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | from lOO- 180°C for sphalerite and 70- 150°C for fluorite (Howe, 198 1; Zimmerman and Kesler, 1981; Taylor...studies range from - 10 to -30°C for sphalerite and fluorite. Haynes et al. ( 1989) and Kesler et al. ( 1989)...fluid inclusion leachates from sphalerite and fluorite in the East Tennessee ore field differed significantly...area for further study. Lockport Occurrences Marion/Russell-Tazewell 3. Na-Cl-Br ast Tennessee Ore...Greeneville-Fall Branch fluorite-btite-sphalerite districts. Also in this paleoaquifer are the Marion and Russell-Tazewell | | | Book | Kentucky fields-.....-....--..... 4. showing Mine, 2a. Diagram (a) illustrating normal fault, (b)...from Marion, Ky..__..----.-.......--Remnant of Old Jim dike in abandoned open-cut of Old Jim Mine eLOuLl...eLOuLl MILES west OL Marion. Ky es ae eee Photomicroeraph OfetlugrsParey (Garb\w nee PHOtoMICTOSTAp hobs...64 65 91 92 93 94 Modern mine plant and company cottages at Franklin mine. Section of vein on 75 foot...ft. level, Holly mine No. 1, shaft.. Surface plant at Liberty Bond mine, Salem district... Open cut, mined | | | Journal (issue) | Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...California, and some of them ultimately migrated north. In 1858, when gold was discovered along the Fraser...Alaska, ca. 1906. She organized her own company to mine the garnets, and may have distributed thousands...that men would be hired as laborers to work the mine and help develop it, but that no men would be involved...September–October, 2019 7 HISTORY had declined and the mine was sold. Today it is formally owned by “the children | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | liebetrauam@msn.com Youth, Poverty & Fluorite Collecting A Memoir Figure 1. Fluorite with calcite, 15 × 10 × 10...10 cm, from the Taiping mine, Xianghualing, Hunan Province, China. Purchased from Helmut Bruckner in 2000...maybe foolish. And we were so close to beautiful fluorite crystals! How could we resist the lure? L AND...blue fluorite crystals, 10 × 9 × 3 cm, probably from the Minerva No. 1 mine, Cave-in-Rock district, Hardin...photo. Figure 3 (right). Pale lilac, transparent, fluorite crystal, 2.7 × 1.9 × 1.7 cm, from the Penfield | | | Journal (issue) | recent history of the Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district. I had wanted to hold this gathering since the...was pulling out. That was the death-knell for fluorite mining in the United States, the e~d of 163 year-long... 1. Field trip members turning fluorite slabs searching for fluorite crystals at Hastie's Quarry. A...detailed insight into the mining at the Wise fluorite mine, Westmoreland, New Hampshire. The Rocks and...and Minerals article (Vol. 65) on the mine does not adequately convey the beauty of the fluorites, quality | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | the center of the county. I do not know if this mine is still in operation, as I haven't any recent report...of the dealers ; however I did not ask from what mine these were from." ARIZONA—We recently received...located in a granite mica schist in Sabino Canyon, north of Tucson (Pima Co.), Arizona. These garnets are...along its shores." ARKANSAS—The Morning Star mine, in Marion County, Ark., has furnished many handsome specimens...smithsonite. Desiring to ascertain the location of this mine we petitioned the help of Byron C. Marshall, 204 | | | Report (issue) | WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY DISTRICT By Paul Hatmaker Former Mining Engineer, Building...production 16 Origin and occurrence 18 Kentucky district Western States Mining districts of the United...37 Domestic production Imports statistics and mine stocks 40 40 Tariff history 51 Exports Domestic...Fluorspar vein at the 500-foot level of the Daisy mine, Rosiclare Lead & Fluor- 6. Method FIG. 1. 2...Co., Rosiclare, 19 111 of driving drift, Daisy mine, Rosiclare, 32 111 7. Picking belt and gyratory | | | Report (volume) | Four fault system, near Marion, Ky., in the Kentucky-Illinois fluorspar district, is a complex northeastward-trending...Mining activity started in the area at the LaRue mine in 1874, and as of January 1945 about 35,000 tons...been produced ; most of this was from the Big Four mine. A small quantity of lead and zinc ore also has...fluorspar. The most abundant vein minerals are fluorite and calcite with subordinate quantities of sphalerite...mined fluorspar came from veins composed mainly of fluorite and calcite. The ore bodies are the result of | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Murfreesboro, Pike Co., Ark. This is in the cinnabar district of Howard, Pike, and Clark Counties, Ark. This...Modesto, Calif. Both specimens come from an old Gold mine at Placerville, El Dorado Co., Calif. The following...diabase by pectolite may be seen about iy2 miles North of Middletown, (Lake Co., Calif.), just beyond the...East Haven 12, Conn. "Thin veins of deep purple fluorite occur in the Branford granite-gneiss exposed in...Airport in East Haven (New Haven Co.), Conn. The fluorite occurs associated with quartz in what is apparently | | | Report (issue) | a ledge of stone blasted, a test core drilled, a mine shaft sunk or a gravel pit dug—additional mineral...also wish to thank the many quarry, gravel pit and mine operators in Iowa, and many private landowners who................................................ Fluorite.................................................3) 4) 5) 6) Upper Mississippi Valley zinc—lead district Mineral crystals, isometric ....................from Pint's quarry showing clear calcite, brown fluorite and pyrite. 1) A. Pseudomorphs of anglesite after | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 500-mile-long state situated mainly between 35° and 36.6° North latitude and bounded on the west by the Mississippi...Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 2 (above). Fluorite, 13.1...Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 3 (left). Fluorite, 2.5...5 cm on edge, Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure 4 (right)...(right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis Paris photo (2004). Figure 5 (far right page). Map of the counties | | | Report (issue) | Kentucky fluorspar district, in Crittenden County, about 6 miles northwest of Marion. It has yielded from...vein minerals are fluorite, calcite, smithsonite, sphalerite, and galena. Fluorite and smithsonite are...northwest of Marion and 1 or 2 miles northeast of Sheridan (fig. 2). The area can be reached from Marion by going...and including most of the Jenkins property on the north (pi. 5). The mapped area is rectangular, about 9...mapped area range from 4is feet above sea level north Of aien- dale School to 560 feet near the Riggs | | | Report (issue) | sporadically distributed in veins of calcite and fluorite along the faults. INTRODUCTION The Moore Hill...this report is 5y2 to 101/2 miles southwest of Marion and is reached by short gravel roads leading southwest...crosses the central part of the Kentucky fluorspar district and is one of the six most mineralized systems...northeastward to a place more than 5 miles northeast of Marion and has a total length of about 26 miles. Although...on the Eagle-Cullen property, and the Nancy Hanks mine with one of the caved shafts on the Nancy Hanks | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | in Ore and Host Rock, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorite District and Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-LeadDistrict...Illinois-Kentucky fluorite district and Upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district. Comparisons are made...districts. The ore of the Illinois-Kentucky fluorite district is characterized by greater abundanceof minor...galena and show a marked zonal pattern within the district. Sphalerite is high in cadmium,gallium, and germanium...MississippiValley zinc-lead district differs markedly from the IllinoisKentucky fluorite district in minor-element | | | Journal (issue) | 9,075.00 7,699.00 13,200.00 10,560.00 Kingsley North, Inc. P.O. Box 216: Dept 3 Norway, MI 49870-0216...8 RED CLOUD MINE WULFENITE Rockhounds enjoy the products of this amazing Arizona mine. By Bob Jones...FAMILY TRADITION 20 See Kentucky’s world-class fluorite collection. By Steve Voynick 12 David Christensen...QUARTZ 40 ROCK & GEM KIDS 46 THE BRISTOL COPPER MINE 50 COOL SUMMER ROCKHOUNDING 54 NATIVE AMERICAN... Find jagged quartz crystals at the Wall Street mine. By Robert Beard Regular Columns Field Notes . | | | Report (volume) | -___--_-___----_--_-__-____--__----_____ Old Standard mine area________-___________--_________-_-_LaRue Brothers...Map of part of Keystone mine and Chipps shaft. Map and sections of Gilless mine. Section of Mississippian...Dike-Baton areas, in the Kentucky-Illinois fluorspar district, are a complex northeastward-trending system and...The most abundant vein minerals are calcite and fluorite with subordinate quantities of sphalerite, galena...dominantly calcite that contains fluorite lenses but in places are mainly fluorite having lesser quantities of | | | Report (issue) | area____ Geologic map of underground levels of Green mine...-___--_ in 74 60 63 77 MINERAL RIDGE AREA...The most abundant vein minerals are calcite and fluorite, with subordinate quantities of sphalerite, galena...calcite and fluorite. The sphalerite and galena generally are associated with the fluorite. The localization...edge of Salem. The nearest railway terminal is at Marion, about 14 miles northeast of the area. 59 60...the Henry Woods and Hodge prospects, and the Eiley mine. The Hodge prospect also is probably on the Goering | | Heyl, A. V., Delevaux, M. H., Zartman, R. E., Brock, M. R. (1966) Isotopic study of galenas from the upper Mississippi Valley, the Illinois-Kentucky, and some Appalachian Valley mineral districts. Economic Geology, 61 (5) 933-961 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.61.5.933 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Valley zinc-lead district ........................... Illinois-Kentucky fluorite district ................nearlyall of the post-Precambrian lead, zinc, fluorite,and barite mineraldepositsin the MississippiValley...Houtermans(30) for galenasfrom the Joplin, or Tri-State, district of Missouri,Oklahoma,and Kansas. Very few analysesexist...restrictedto only a'few stratigraphicunits in each district. In all the districts, the major minerals are...Dome. Clockwise,they includethe SoutheastMissouri district,the Sharp and LawrenceCountiesdistrict in northeasternArkansas | | | Report (issue) | Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, product...(25m) .. Preliminary grade and tonnage model of fluorite veins (26b) ....................................Advocate Asbestos Hill Asbestos Island Baryulgil Bell Mine Belvidere Bird-Ginn (Matheson) Black Lake British...Canadian Caley Carey/East Broughton CanaBrava Cassiar Mine Clinton Creek Coalinga Continental Copperopolis...Havelock Mine Hedman Ingessana Hills Jeffrey King-Beaver Mine Kinlock Kolubara-Azbet Kudu Asbestos Mine Country | | | Report (issue) | ______ 30 Carson mine . ______ 30 Saunders mine ________ _________ 3l Phillips mine and prospect 32 Alteration...wall rock Hewitt mine ________ mine Mattox mine _-______ Cundiff prospect - Bragg mine ________ Haden...Arthur mine ________ Ifamner mine Tuck mine mine ________ Bennett mine ________ Parker mine Berger...Berger Ramsay mine . ________ ?? -_____ 34 ___-_______ JJ rr ___________ JJ ___________ J6 _____*___...-________ 39 CoxreNrs 1X Pe,cB Thompson mine Mease mine Witcher mine ------- -------- Hurt prospects | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Abstract Leadisotopecompositions of sphalerite,fluorite,bariteandsparrydolomitein Mississippi Valley-typedepositsof...Mostsphaleriteformstwo smallclusters,whereasbarite,fluorite,andsparrydolomitecompositionsare more scattered...mixedin mostareasexceptthe Mascot-JeffersonCity district,where zinc mineralizationis strongest.Althoughthe...fluorite.Thelargestof theseisthe Cartersville district,whichhasbeena majorbariteproducer(Kesler, 1950)...discussed in thetext(comthe large Austinville-Ivanhoe district,and smaller piledfromRankinet al., 1989,fig. 13) | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | of malachite also present. "Specimen comes from a mine somewhere in Yuma County, Arizona."—on label. ARKANSAS—In...of Diamonds is an abandoned diamond mine (the only diamond mine in the U.S.) that has been opened up...have been found in a huge cut at the junction of North High Street and Laurel Street in East Haven (New...hundred feet north of U.S. No. 1. "In Branford (New Haven Co.), a few hundred feet north of North Main Street...Street, just off North Ivy Street to the right is green fluorescing hyalite in thin ROCKS AND MINERALS | | | Report (issue) | '?. *.*. 11'-. 1 - **«" V.'-."i 03ie Columbia mine area in Grittemien County, Ky,, was the site of...SO,000 tons of ore'~are" inferred at the Columbia mine alone. These reserve figureSjT3bllSot:.ri'riolu4e:...yearly-7-00 feet-south north of the t includes .9& 'the JClpndike, !Sie Columbia mine area is U^ milee west...west -northwest of Marion, Ky. , and States Highway No. is.;, reached "by travelling west from iferion.../acce'ss tpt^e area, eled'.roajd' turning ;off- north from'tho. northwest 's faults . 6 and ....... |
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