The Nine Acre mine is about a 200 foot deep mine and was operated by Eagle Mining company from about 1946 until about 1950. They just hand chopped the ore, high graded it, and sent it to Pitcher Oklahoma to be treated by floatation. The price of zinc dropped about that time and they walked off from it and haven’t been back (B. Frazer, 1998 Fluorspar District Symposium). The dump is small and specimen poor. Permission is required to visit this site.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Calcite

ⓘ Fluorite

ⓘ Galena

ⓘ Sphalerite

4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

1998 fluorspar district symposium

Goldstein, Alan (2006) Kentucky Mineral: Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 81 (6) 420-440 doi:10.3200/rmin.81.6.420-440

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF₂

References:

1998 fluorspar district symposium

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

1998 fluorspar district symposium

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

1998 fluorspar district symposium

Fohs, F. Julius (1907) Fluorspar Deposits of Kentucky. Bulletin Vol. 3 (9). Kentucky Geological Survey

Goldstein, Alan (2006) Kentucky Mineral: Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 81 (6) 420-440 doi:10.3200/rmin.81.6.420-440

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
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘ	Fluorite	3.AB.25	CaF₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Fluorite	CaF₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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Rough Creek GrabenBasin

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