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Fluorspar mining : photos from Illinois and Kentucky, 1905-1995 / Herbert K. Russell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Russell, Herbert K., 1943- author.
- Series:
- Shawnee books.
- Shawnee books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fluorspar--Illinois--Pictorial works.
- Fluorspar.
- Fluorspar--Kentucky--Pictorial works.
- Mines and mineral resources--Illinois--Pictorial works.
- Mines and mineral resources.
- Mines and mineral resources--Kentucky--Pictorial works.
- Geology--Illinois--Pictorial works.
- Geology.
- Geology--Kentucky--Pictorial works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (97 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- "This pictorial record of the men who worked in the Illinois and Kentucky fluorspar fields from the 1890s to the 1990s shows early and later methods of extracting, hoisting, processing, and transporting the mineral from mine mouth to end-user; notes its many industrial uses; and briefly illustrates its beauty and value to collectors."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- History of the fluorspar industry
- Uses and applications of fluorspar
- Geology of the Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district
- Mining in the Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district
- Milling, cleaning, and concentrating : beneficiation
- Museums and memorials.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8093-3669-3
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