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The Illinois-Kentucky fluorite district, Hicks Dome, and Garden of the Gods in southeastern Illinois and northwestern Kentucky

F. Brett Denny, Alan Goldstein, Joseph A. Devera, David A. Williams, Zakaria Lasemi and W. John Nelson
The Illinois-Kentucky fluorite district, Hicks Dome, and Garden of the Gods in southeastern Illinois and northwestern Kentucky (in From the Cincinnati Arch to the Illinois Basin; geological field excursions along the Ohio River valley, Anton H. Maria (editor) and Ronald C. Counts (editor))
Field Guide (Geological Society of America) (2008) 12: 11-24

Abstract

Minerals have been extracted from the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorite District for over 170 years. Theories concerning the inter-relationship between the fluorite mineralization, tectonism, and igneous activity will be discussed by several geologists during this field trip. The Columbia mine (vein deposit) will be visited in Kentucky, and the only mine currently producing fluorite in this district, the Hastie Limestone Quarry (strata-bound deposit), will be visited in Illinois. The mining history of this region will be explained at the American Fluorite Museum, where numerous mineral specimens can be examined. The Hicks Dome, a Permian crypto-volcanic feature (?) in Illinois, will also be discussed. The trip will conclude with a walking tour at the Garden of the Gods Recreational Area to view the Eagle Valley Syncline and Lower Pennsylvanian units.


ISSN: 2333-0937
EISSN: 2333-0945
Serial Title: Field Guide (Geological Society of America)
Serial Volume: 12
Title: The Illinois-Kentucky fluorite district, Hicks Dome, and Garden of the Gods in southeastern Illinois and northwestern Kentucky
Title: From the Cincinnati Arch to the Illinois Basin; geological field excursions along the Ohio River valley
Author(s): Denny, F. BrettGoldstein, AlanDevera, Joseph A.Williams, David A.Lasemi, ZakariaNelson, W. John
Author(s): Maria, Anton H.editor
Author(s): Counts, Ronald C.editor
Affiliation: Illinois State Geological Survey, Carterville, IL, United States
Affiliation: University of Southern Indiana, Geology and Physics Department, Evansville, IN, United States
Pages: 11-24
Published: 2008
Text Language: English
Publisher: Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States
ISBN: 978-0-8137-0012-0
References: 51
Accession Number: 2008-114525
Categories: Economic geology, geology of nonmetal deposits
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Annotation: Includes appendix
Illustration Description: illus. incl. sect., strat. cols., geol. sketch maps
N37°23'60" - N37°53'60", W88°42'00" - W88°04'60"
Secondary Affiliation: Kentucky Geological Survey, USA, United StatesIndiana Department of Natural Resources, USA, United StatesKentucky Geological Survey, USA, United States
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2019, American Geosciences Institute.
Update Code: 200843
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