 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALS OF THE Harris Creek Fluorspar District Hardin County, Illinois ROSS C . L I L L I E P . O . B o x...O V E R 140 Y E A R S , the mines of southern Illinois have been producing lead, zinc, and fluorspar...come from the renowned district of Cave in Rock and adjacent deposits. Mining activity is presently restricted...to new orebodies recently discovered in the Harris Creek district (figure 1). History The earliest known...known use of fluorspar, the commercial name for fluorite, was by Indians who used it for carving or namental |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Fluorite in Mississippi Valley–type Downloaded by ["Queen's University Libraries, Kingston"] at 08:16...Figure 1 (top left). Fluorite, Heights mine, North vein, near Eastgate, Weardale, County Durham, England.... This transparent, dark green twinned fluorite crystal is perched on a triangular piece of ironstone...specimen is 5.5 × 4.5 × 3.5 cm and was recovered in July 1977 by British collector Richard Barstow. Jesse...photo. Figure 2 (center left). Fluorite, Dow Scar level, Hilton mine, near Appleby, Scordale, Cumbria |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Sphalerite and calcite, 5 cm across, Denton mine, Hardin County. Ross Lillie specimen. +!.+!+%% 34!2+ ...Figure 2 (below). Fluorite, chalcopyrite, and sphalerite, 12.7 cm high, Hardin County. Marv Rausch specimen...3/. 0/0% (!2$). -!33!# 05,!3+) %8 !. $% 2 Illinois Mineral Locality Index 7)..%"!'/ /',% #!22/...(above). Map showing the counties in Illinois, courtesy the Illinois Geological Survey. 96*2:...he bedrock under Illinois is predominantly composed of Paleozoic sedimentary rocks. In the southern portion |  | | Report (issue) | | Soft Myrrhine The Barber Cup Carved of banded fluorite, the Barber Cup is thought to be one of only a...9.5 x 13.5 cm and is housed at the British Museum in London (GR 2003.12-2.21). Photo© The Trustees of...reserved. byAlbertGilg Pliny the Elder (23-79 CE), in his well-known work Natural History, described luxury..."myrrhine" or "murrhine" ware, writing "their value lies in their varied colors: the veins, as they revolve,...where colors may be reflected such as we observe in the inner part of a rainbow." (translation Rackman |  | | Journal (issue) | | Wilson T he Circulation Manager Mary Lynn Michela M in e r a l o g ic a l R ecord Associate Editors Pierre...Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A, County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...Twenty-eight, Number One Hlmois-Kentucky Fluorite District Correspondents Miguel Calvo Zaragoza, Spain...S-M SA S y m p o siu m o n cop p er and cop p er m in e r a ls ................................................. 51 Chairman: K. Wenrich W hat's n e w in m in erals D en v er S h o w 1996 ................. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Figure I: Galena, Treece, Kansas, Tri-State district; specimen 5Vi cm tall; Na tional Museum of Canada...figure 2 (leftI: Galena. Crawford mine, Pirher, Oklahoma, Tri-State district; 6' 2 cm across; Harvard Mineralogical...page): Galena, St. Joseph Lead mine, Viburnum, Missouri, Viburnum Trend district; 6 cm on edge; James Madison...prolific are these deposits that in 1985 the mines of the Viburnum Trend in southeastern Missouri accounted...classified as MVT are also major producers of zinc, fluorite, and barite as well as accessory copper and lesser |  | | Journal (issue) | | KRISTALLE Est.1971 Laguna Beach, California, USA • Tel: +1 949 494 5155 • Email: info@kristalle.com...Collectors VOLU ME 53 • NUMBER 3 Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Wendell E. Wilson minrecord@comcast.net Associate.....................................307 What’s New in Minerals: Tucson Show 2022 ........................only): $139/one year (Canada) $231/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $325 for one year Subscription...Literature Bio-bibliography This issue was made possible in part by generous contributions from The Fellows |  | | Report (issue) | | Paleozoic Geology and Ore Deposits in the Midcontinent Region Rosiclare, Illinois to Ironton and Viburnum, Missouri...0-87590-588-9 Printed in the United States of America Leaders: James W. Baxter Illinois Dept. of Energy and...MO 65401 Associate Leaders: James C. Bradbury Illinois Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources State Geological...PRECAMBRIAN AND PALEOZOIC GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS IN THE MIDCONTINENT REGION James W. Baxter 1 , James...Missouri. lIllinois State Geological Survey, Urbana, Illinois. 2Missouri Geological Survey, Rolla, Missouri |  | | Report (issue) | | STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION FLUORSPAR The State Mineral of IN ILLINOIS...ILLINOIS Illinois J. C. Bradbury G. C. Finger R. L. ILLINOIS STATE John C. Frye, Chief GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign http://archive...rad FLUORSPAR IN ILLINOIS Cover -photo: Cluster of cubic crystals of fluorite approximately one-third...one-third actual size, from a cavity in an Illinois fluorspar deposit. FOREWORD The Seventy-fourth General |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | fiftieth annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, held in February, linger on, and so do the articles. The...devoted to the subject of gold, as are several articles in thls issue. The issue also includes a list of “golden”...“golden” friends who supported Rocks & Minerals in 2003 by volunteering their time and by donating to the...the color fund and benefit auctions held in Tucson and Denver as well as those conducted online (see...he had just acquired the George Feist Southern Illinois collection and that he would be offering the specimens |  | | Catalog/List | | Cell Phone Text Fax Payment by check may result in your property not being released until purchase funds...satisfactory industry references or a valid credit card in advance of the auction date. ___________________...make a copy of this bid sheet for your records. Bid in whole dollar amounts only. LOT NO. AMOUNT NIGHT...your bids on the lots you want, sign it and mail it in. If yours is the high bid on any lot, we act as your...competition permits. In Person Come to the auction and view the lots in person and bid live on the |  | | Report (issue) | | Smithsonite slice and egg, 5.8 and 2.7 cm tall Masua Mine, Carbonia-lglesias, Sardinia, Italy Cal and Kerith...cm wide 400 Foot Level, Kelly Mine, Magdalena District Socorro County, New Mexico Steve Neely collection...978-0-9790998-6-1 Publisher Lithographie, LLC Denver, Colorado, USA Design and Layout Gloria Staebler Gunther Neumeier...C O 80211 • USA Phone 1.303.495.5521 • Fax 1.303.482.1238 www.lithographie.org Printed in the United States...1867. ·thsonian Smithsonite First Oxide Zone, Tsu Mine, Tsumeb, Nami 10cm tall Brent Lockhart coll Joe |  | | Catalog/List | | a separate bid sheet. Payment by check may result in your property not being released until purchase funds...bank. Checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank. (Bid in whole dollar amounts only.) All bids are subject...satisfactory industry references or a valid credit card in advance of the auction date. __________________...your bids on the lots you want, sign it and mail it in. If yours is the high bid on any lot, we act as your...competition permits. Bid In Person Come to the auction and view the lots in person and bid live on the |  | | Journal (volume) | | TANJElOFF LIMITED, EXPLORATION, MINING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF MINERALS AND GEMS Winter, 1972. MINERAL...West Germany. Copper The notive element Minerals in Advertising Colorful specimens and modern salesmanship...104 106 117 118 119 120 The Rainbow Mineral: Fluorite by Jay C. Wollin The ordinary and the prized ...voriety from Argentine A Special MINERAL DIGEST Gems in Literature presentotion The Diamond Necklace by..."Peace" sign? Publishers Anita Tonjeloff Editor-in-Chief Louis Zora Art Director Robert Sadler eorgius |
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Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA