A fluorite mine operated by the late Ben E. Clements located about two miles east Salem (west of Marion) beyond the end of Davenport Mine Road. This road ends at a gate into a field beside a house. The mine is located south of the house. Mine ownership is in dispute.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Calcite

ⓘ Fluorite

ⓘ Pyromorphite

3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Widespread in every mine within the fluorspar district.

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

Fluorescence: White

Description: Species occurrence entered based on description of the mine, i.e.) a fluorspar mine.

References:

Chester S. Lemanski, Jr.

ⓘ Pyromorphite

Formula: Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl

References:

Goldstein, Alan (1997) Famous Mineral Localities: The Illinois-Kentucky Fluorite District. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (1) 3-49

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Pyromorphite	8.BN.05	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Pyromorphite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Granite-Rhyolite ProvinceMagmatic Province
Illinois BasinBasin
Shawnee DomainDomain

USA

Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar DistrictMining District
Rough Creek GrabenBasin

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