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Taylors Spring, Pope County, Illinois, USAi
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Taylors SpringGroup of Springs
Pope CountyCounty
IllinoisState
USACountry
Taylors Spring, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 88° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~40km
GRN:
N25W51
Type:
Group of Springs
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
212197
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:212197:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Per Harry Foster Bain (1905) The fluorspar deposits of southern Illinois, USGS Bulletin 255: "Taylors Spring. Comparatively little prospecting has been done in the region about Aliens Spring and Bock, though faulting is common and float mineral has been found at several points. Near Taylors Spring (sec. 31, T. 12 S., R. 6.E.) the sandstone has a dip of 22°S., strike N. 55° E., and shows quartzitic facies. In the field near by small pieces of fluorite and galena have been found."

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2

List of minerals for each chemical element

FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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U.S.G.S. Bulletin 255
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