Taylors Spring, Pope Co., Illinois, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 37° North , 88° West (est.) |
Margin of Error: | ~40km |
Other regions containing this locality: | Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, Illinois/Kentucky, USA |
Locality type: | Group of Springs |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
Per Harry Foster Bain (1905) The fluorspar deposits of southern Illinois, USGS Bulletin 255: "Taylors Spring. Comparatively little prospecting has been done in the region about Aliens Spring and Bock, though faulting is common and float mineral has been found at several points. Near Taylors Spring (sec. 31, T. 12 S., R. 6.E.) the sandstone has a dip of 22°S., strike N. 55° E., and shows quartzitic facies. In the field near by small pieces of fluorite and galena have been found."
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2 valid minerals.
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