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Cave-in-Rock

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USA / Illinois / Hardin Co. / Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District / Cave-in-Rock Sub-District / Cave-in-Rock

GPS Coordinates

Koordinaten: Hardin Co. - Cave-in-Rock (N 37°29'55" W 88°10'2")



Hardin Co. - Cave-in-Rock

WGS 84: 
Lat.: 37.49861111° N, 
Long: 88.16722222° W
WGS 84: 
Lat.: 37° 29' 55" N,
   Long: 88° 10' 2" W
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Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar, Hardin Co., Illinois, US
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Victory Mine
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Victory Mine
Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Copyright: Alan Goldstein; Contribution: Mineralienatlas
Location: USA/Illinois/Hardin Co./Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District/Cave-in-Rock Sub-District/Cave-in-Rock
Image: 1113315250
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Victory Mine

Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA

Copyright: Alan Goldstein
Contribution: Mineralienatlas 2005-04-12
Cave-in-Rock, Illinois
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Cave-in-Rock, Illinois
Dies ist die Bedeutung des Namens "Cave-in-Rock": Höhle im Fels;
Blick auf den Ohio River, vor der Höhle eine für die;
Landschaft typische Sycamore;
Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois, USA;
Aufnahme 1985
Copyright: Alan Goldstein; Contribution: Collector
Location: USA/Illinois/Hardin Co./Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District/Cave-in-Rock Sub-District/Cave-in-Rock/Cave-In-Rock Mine
Image: 1190193535
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Cave-in-Rock, Illinois

Dies ist die Bedeutung des Namens "Cave-in-Rock": Höhle im Fels;
Blick auf den Ohio River, vor der Höhle eine für die;
Landschaft typische Sycamore;
Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinoi...

Copyright: Alan Goldstein
Contribution: Collector 2007-09-19
Victory Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois
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Victory Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois
Ansicht der aufgelassenen Victory Mine
im Grubenrevier Cave-in-Rock
Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Aufnahme aus den späten 1980er Jahren
Copyright: Alan Goldstein; Contribution: Collector
Location: USA/Illinois/Hardin Co./Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District/Cave-in-Rock Sub-District/Cave-in-Rock/Victory Mine
Image: 1190193183
License: Usage for Mineralienatlas project only
Victory Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois

Ansicht der aufgelassenen Victory Mine
im Grubenrevier Cave-in-Rock
Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Aufnahme aus den späten 1980er Jahren

Copyright: Alan Goldstein
Contribution: Collector 2007-09-19

You find additional specimen at the Geolitho Museum

Detailed Description

Der Cave-In-Rock Nationalpark liegt am Fluss Ohio in Hardin County, Illinois. Der bewaldete Park wurde nach der ca. 1700 m breiten Höhle benannt, die durch natürliche Kräfte vor mehreren tausend Jahren aus dem Kalkstein herausgelöst wurde. Diese war einst Unterschlupf für Flusspiraten, heute gilt sie als Aussichtspunkt.


Minen im Revier

  • Alco Mine
  • Austin Mine
  • Cave-In-Rock Mine
  • Crystal Mine
  • Edgar Davis Mine
  • Hill-Ledford Mine
  • Mahoning No. 1 Mine
  • Mahoning No. 4 Mine
  • Mahoning No. 7 Mine
  • Minerva No. 1 Mine (ab 1988 "Ozark Mahoning No.1" umbenannt)
  • Ozark-Mahoning Mine
  • Victory Mine

Mineral images (118 Images total)

Fluorit
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Fluorit
Größe: 45x40x23 mm; Fundort: Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Copyright: slugslayer; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: USA/Illinois/Hardin Co./Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District/Cave-in-Rock Sub-District/Cave-in-Rock/Minerva No. 1 Mine (Ozark Mahoning No.1)
Mineral: Fluorite
Image: 1291843069
Rating: 6 (votes: 1)
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Fluorit

Größe: 45x40x23 mm; Fundort: Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA

Copyright: slugslayer
Contribution: slugslayer 2010-12-08
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Sphalerit
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Sphalerit
Größe: 87x53x35 mm; Fundort: Crystal Mine, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
Copyright: slugslayer; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: USA/Illinois/Hardin Co./Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District/Cave-in-Rock Sub-District/Cave-in-Rock/Crystal Mine
Mineral: Sphalerite
Image: 1295005199
Rating: 8 (votes: 1)
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Sphalerit

Größe: 87x53x35 mm; Fundort: Crystal Mine, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA

Copyright: slugslayer
Contribution: slugslayer 2011-01-14
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Fluorit
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Fluorit
Rosiclare Level, Cross-Cut Ore Body, Minerva Mine #1, Cave-in-Rock District, Southern Illinois, USA; Geborgen im April 1994
Copyright: Stefan; Contribution: Stefan
Collection: Ross C. Lillie Collection, Collection number: RCL1834
Location: USA/Illinois/Hardin Co./Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District/Cave-in-Rock Sub-District/Cave-in-Rock/Minerva No. 1 Mine (Ozark Mahoning No.1)
Mineral: Fluorite
Image: 1270501465
Rating: 9 (votes: 1)
License: Creative Commons - Attribution (CC-BY) V.3.0
Fluorit (SNr: RCL1834)

Rosiclare Level, Cross-Cut Ore Body, Minerva Mine #1, Cave-in-Rock District, Southern Illinois, USA; Geborgen im April 1994

Collection: Ross C. Lillie Collection
Copyright: Stefan
Contribution: Stefan 2010-04-05
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Minerals (Count: 28)

Rocks (Count: 2)

Subsidiary Pages

Reference- and Source indication, Literature

Literatur

  • Reinertsen, D.L. (1992). Guide to the geology of the Cave in Rock and Rosiclare Area, Hardin Co. Illinois State Geol. Survey, Field Trip Guidebook 1992A: S.16-18.
  • Niedermayr, G. (1990). Weitere Fluorit-Vorkommen in Europa/ Übersee. Emser Hefte, Jg.11, H.3, S.72.
  • Francis, C.A., Lange, D.E., Pitman, L.C., Croft, W.J. & Lillie, R.C. (1997). Barite after paralstonite, a new pseudomorph from Cave-In-Rock, Illinois. Min. Rec., Vol.28, H.6, S.443-46.
  • Fisher, J., Lillie, R. and Rakovan, J. (2013). Fluorite in Mississippi Valley-Type Deposits. Rocks & Min. 88:20-47.

Quellenangaben

IDs

GUSID (Global unique identifier short form) PRguNEJiHk209KIPDQGClw
GUID (Global unique identifier) 342E183D-6242-4D1E-B4F4-A20F0D018297
Database ID 1368