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Petroleum from
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA


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Bitumen, etc.

Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
00204850017367932404019.jpg
Bitumen, etc.

Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
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Bitumen, etc.

Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Petroleum' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Crude oil in cavities
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite6
Pyrite2
Petroleum1
- var Bitumen1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Petroleum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1484801
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1484801:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Petroleum
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘHill Mine, Cave-in-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘHill-Ledford Mine, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘW.L. Davis-Deardorff Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘSpar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘLead Mine, Austin Group, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘCave-in-Rock, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
References
Goldstein, Alan (1997) Famous Mineral Localities: The Illinois-Kentucky Fluorite District. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (1) 3-49
 
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