Knight Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Knight Mine | Mine |
| Hardin County | County |
| Illinois | State |
| USA | Country |
Knight Mine, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 25' 26'' North , 88° 21' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rosiclare | 1,082 (2017) | 1.7km |
| Elizabethtown | 287 (2017) | 5.9km |
| Golconda | 629 (2017) | 12.4km |
| Cave-in-Rock | 318 (2011) | 18.4km |
| Burna | 257 (2011) | 19.8km |
REF:Deposit:: NOT ON MSHA 11-4-82 -- SHUTDOWN
Deposit:: BAILIE, H., E. POWELL, W. MELCHER, AND F. J. MYSLINSKI.
Deposit:: FLUORSPAR MINING METHODS AND COSTS, OZARK-MAHONING CO.,
Deposit:: HARDIN COUNTY, ILL. BUMINES IC 7984, 1960, 33 PP.
Depos
Commodities (Major) - Fluorine-Fluorite; (Minor) - Zinc, Lead; (Trace) - Barium-Barite
Development Status: Past Producer
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
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 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10144872 |
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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
- Illinois
- Hardin County
- Rosiclare Mining Sub-DistrictMining District
- Hardin County
- Rough Creek GrabenBasin
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Knight Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA