King and Fergusen Mine, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Saline County, Illinois, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| King and Fergusen Mine | Mine |
| Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District | Mining District |
| Saline County | County |
| Illinois | State |
| USA | Country |
King and Fergusen Mine, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 38' 16'' North , 88° 26' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg | 8,891 (2017) | 13.9km |
| Equality | 556 (2017) | 14.0km |
| Carrier Mills | 1,625 (2017) | 17.2km |
| Eldorado | 4,064 (2017) | 19.6km |
| Junction | 122 (2017) | 20.8km |
This property is in Township 10 S., Range 7 E., Section 21, near the town of Rudement and close to the Pope County border.
The King and Fergusen (Ferguson) Mine is a group of prospect trenches and pits that contained small fluorite veins, along with minor baryte, galena, pyrite that were found in a quartzite matrix. Bain (1905) reported that the outcropping here dipped at high angles, and Weller et al. (1952) measured a strike of approximately N 10° E. The rock was mainly weathered “gravel spar”.
Weller et al. (1952) reported that the last property owners at the time of their publication was the A.B.C Mining Company.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10083088 |
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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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