Pittsburg Mine (Clay Diggings Mine), Lusk Creek Mining Sub-District, Pope County, Illinois, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pittsburg Mine (Clay Diggings Mine) | Mine |
| Lusk Creek Mining Sub-District | Subdistrict |
| Pope County | County |
| Illinois | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 28' 27'' North , 88° 32' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Golconda | 629 (2017) | 13.0km |
| Rosiclare | 1,082 (2017) | 18.6km |
| Stonefort | 295 (2017) | 21.1km |
| Elizabethtown | 287 (2017) | 21.6km |
| New Burnside | 212 (2017) | 22.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
168516
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:168516:2
GUID (UUID V4):
bce01505-e54f-42af-a930-2367b7c76c63
This mine is near the village of Raum in Pope County, Illinois.
Bain (1905) reported that the Pittsburg Mining Company had sunk two shallow shafts and a tunnel into the local limestone, which Weller et al. (1952) later identified as the Kincaid Formation (Bain [1905] believed the relative age of this limestone unit was the same as the St. Louis Limestone]).
The Kincaid Limestone on site outcropped in a belt about 200 feet wide, with a general strike of N. 35° E., and was traceable for several miles. Bain (1905) observed thin veinlets of galena and sphalerite, which cemented in a breccia with fluorite and calcite. The Pittsburg Mining Company also erected a mill and operated the site until the 1930s (Bain, 1905, Weller et al., 1952).
During the 1860s, a local pit close to the mine shafts produced blueish to white clay for the purpose of ceramic pottery and stoneware. Bain (1905) hypothesized that this clay was kaolinite, while Weller et al. (1952) later amended the clay as halloysite. The locals called this pit the “Clay diggings.”
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
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 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| 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 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10266185 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Illinois BasinBasin
- Shawnee DomainDomain
USA
- Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar DistrictMining District
- Rough Creek GrabenBasin
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