Griffith's Mine, Hastie's Quarry, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Griffith's Mine | Mine |
Hastie's Quarry | Quarry |
Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain) | Mountain |
Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District | Mining Sub-district |
Hardin County | County |
Illinois | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 30' 29'' North , 88° 12' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cave-in-Rock | 318 (2011) | 5.7km |
Elizabethtown | 287 (2017) | 11.1km |
Rosiclare | 1,082 (2017) | 15.5km |
Sturgis | 1,912 (2017) | 20.1km |
Old Shawneetown | 178 (2017) | 21.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
297152
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:297152:3
GUID (UUID V4):
4151874a-a8c8-4776-b00d-0e4d548e4ad2
Griffith's Mine is a lease operation that is in the Hastie Quarry. Three generations of the Griffiths work the mine. There is a modest amount of fluorite that has been obtained from this locale. Information from David Midkiff.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsList of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 3 - Halides | |||
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ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Illinois BasinBasin
- Shawnee DomainDomain
USA
- Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar DistrictMining District
- Illinois
- Hardin County
- Cave-in-Rock Mining Sub-DistrictMining Sub-district
- Hardin County
- Rough Creek GrabenBasin
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