Mine detail: Dike - Eaton Group Fluorspar Mines

Previously called 'ConyerLa Rue BrothersM.J. Franklin AreasHenly & Eli BrownAnd Gilless Properties'

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Location

Lat / long: 37.30007, -88.17503

Resource(B)

Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Ore: Fluorite, Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite
Orebody form: LINEAR
Discovery year: 1900

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1900

Geology

Host type:Limestone,Lamprophyre
Associated rock:Lamprophyre Dikes
Associated type:Lamprophyre
Structure:New Madrid Fault System, 38th Parallel Lineament, Moore Hill And Levias Faults Bound The Dike-Eaton Faults At Either End

References

MRDSW006914
DEP10069398
Reference{Deposit:: STARNES, X.B., 1950, INVESTIGATION OF THE FLUORITE DEPOSITS OF THE DIKE AND EATON VEINS, CRITTENDEN CO., KY.: U.S. BU MINES R.I. 4646}{Deposit:: TRACE, R.D., 1962, GEOLOGY AND FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF THE LEVIAS - KEYSTONE AND DIKE - EATON AREAS, CRITTENDON COUNTY, KY.: USGS BULL. 1122E, 26 P.}{Deposit:: TRACE, R.D., 1974, ILLINOIS - KENTUCKY FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, IN - A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUB. 22, P. 58 - 76}{Deposit:: 1922 GEOLMAP WELLER AND SUTTON}{Deposit:: 1942 GEOLMAP TRACE, R.D. AND OTHERS}{Deposit:: TRACE, R.D., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE SALEM QUADRANGLE, KENTUCKY: USGS GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-206}{Deposit:: 1944 DIREXPL U.S. BU MINES}{Deposit:: 1962 GEOLMAP TRACE R.D.}{Production:: STARNES X.R., 1950, INVESTIGATION OF DIKE - EATON VEINS.}
ReporterSchruben, Paul G.