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Limestone from
Sparks Hill diatreme, Hardin County, Illinois, USA


Locality type:Diatreme
Classification
Type:Limestone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limestone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sparks Hill diatreme, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1804007
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1804007:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limestone
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘFirst State Bank property, Hicks Dome, Hicks, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘOxford Pits, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘWall Mine No. 2, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘSpivey Mine, Goose Creek Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘHunton Limestone Exposure Prospect, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘHamp Fluorspar Mine Group, Hamp Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘFort Payne Formation Limestone, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘFrailey Workings, Tower Rock area, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘMartin prospect (F. E. Martin prospect), Interstate Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘCook Mine, Eichorn area, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
References
Denny, F. & Maria, Anton & Mulvaney-Norris, Joseph & Guillemette, Renald & Cahill, Richard & Fifarek, Richard & Freiburg, Jared & Anderson, Warren. (2017). Geochemical and Petrographic Analysis of the Sparks Hill Diatreme and Its Relationship to the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District Geochemical and Petrographic Analysis of the Sparks Hill Diatreme and Its Relationship to the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District. ISGS Circular.
 
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