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Chalcopyrite from
Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Habit:simple sphenoids and twins to several mm
Colour:yellow
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite349 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Dolomite305 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Dolomite at this locality.
Galena180 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Galena at this locality.
Siegenite22 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Siegenite at this locality.
Pyrite19 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Quartz16 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Marcasite8 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Marcasite at this locality.
Malachite7 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Malachite at this locality.
Sphalerite4 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Chert2 photos of Chalcopyrite associated with Chert at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (86 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3231
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3231:5
GUID (UUID V4):661c132d-3ce0-44da-a9e4-e5655bc10af6
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
12.4km (7.7 miles) Fletcher Mine, West Fork, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
12.6km (7.9 miles) Blair Creek Prospect, Shannon County, Missouri, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) West Fork Mine, West Fork, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) Jerktail prospect (New diggings), Shannon County, Missouri, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) Brushy Creek Mine, Greeley, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) Stope 72B30, Brushy Creek Mine, Greeley, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) Casey Mine, Shannon County, Missouri, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) Buick Mine (Amax Buick Mine; Moloc Mine), Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) Slater Mine, Eminence, Shannon County, Missouri, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) Magmont Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SHERWOOD 106A East 25th, P. 0. Box 436 Oak Grove, Missouri 64075-0436 Downloaded by [Brown University Library]...Louis, Missouri 63129-2704 Figure 1. Counties in Missouri. N o comprehensive list of Missouri mineral...found in Missouri; two of these, fletcherite and starkeyite, were first described from Missouri mines....location a~ included at the end of each entry. Adair County Chariton River (40-04-05N 92-4 I -23W). septarian...septarian concretions about 2 miles north of the Macon county line. CALCITE crystals enclosing bundles of acicular
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ozark Lead CompanyMine, ViburnumTrend, Southeast Missouri hi. 1•/I. •IOUAT AND C. •¾. CLENDENIN Abstract...Dominant ore nfinerals are galena and sphalerite. Chalcopyrite,a relatively nilnor constituent.occurslocally...in beddedbodiescomposedalmost exclusivelyof chalcopyrite. One such body containssignificantbornite, and...ary,to obtain optionson landsin ShannonCounty,Missouri, in the late 1950s. As explorationby other mining...(Kennecott'soperatingsubsidiaryin Missouri). gional depositional strike of the sediments, some The mine, about 13 miles
Report (issue)
Concerning Lead Mining Issues in Southeastern Missouri Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5140 U...Besser, U.S. Geological Survey). Bottom, West Fork Mine (photograph courtesy of Michael J. Kleeschulte,...Concerning Lead Mining Issues in Southeastern Missouri Edited by Michael J. Kleeschulte Contributions...concerning lead mining issues in southeastern Missouri: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations...the Viburnum Trend Subdistrict of southeastern Missouri has occurred for more than 40 years. Additional
Report (chapter)
of Mining in the Southeast Missouri Lead District and Description of Mine Processes, Regulatory Controls...Controls, Environmental Effects, and Mine Facilities in the Viburnum Trend Subdistrict By Cheryl M. Seeger1...Mining Issues in Southeastern Missouri Edited by Michael J. Kleeschulte Missouri Department of Natural Resources...............................................7 Missouri Lead Study....................................................10 Early Mining in Southeastern Missouri..............................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri and the world-class Viburnum Trend of southeastern Missouri. Deposits in both...districts. THE TRI-STATE DISTRICT History of the Missouri Portion of the Tri-State District The Tri-State...Tri-State district, extending from southwestern Missouri through Kansas into Oklahoma (fig. l), was one of the...small-scale mining in 1849 on Turkey Creek in Joplin, Missouri (Dressel 1989). The history of the district is...and was titled “Minerals of the Vanadinite Mine, Mohave County, Arizona.” 400 ROCKS 81 MINERALS rized
Report (issue)
deposits of selected mines in the VIBURNUM TREND, MISSOURI ~ _. 0 0 w (!) a: ..J <{ a: ::> I~ z...DEPOSITS OF SELECTED MINES IN THE VIBURNUM TREND, MISSOURI: Mo. Dept. of Nat. Resources, Geological Survey... CONTENTS 1 introduction to the southeast missouri lead district page 3 stratigraphic and facies...magmont mine page 21 4 buick mine page 31 5 fletcher mine page 41 6 ozark lead company mine page...deposits of selected mines in the VIBURNUM TREND, MISSOURI J ,. . ~:·~ ;i. ' 1'......,,,11o.-~ l'o.,..
Journal (issue)
presentation, “Minerals of Stove Mountain, El Paso County, Colorado” by Gary Zito, Colorado School of Mines...Dealers 2014 Gem and Mineral Show” at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Exhibit Building; Golden, CO; no admission...metric tons per year). The last major U.S. nickel mine, near Riddle, Oregon (Glenbrook Nickel Company)...a new mine has recently opened in Michigan and the USGS reports the presence of a chalcopyrite-pentlandite...(pyrrhotite [Fe1-xS], pentlandite [(FeNi)9S8], chalcopyrite [CuFeS2), nickel galena [PbS], nickeline [NiAs]
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
identified in the Viburnum Trend, southeast Missouri, USA C.W. Clendenin Tall Grass Field Studies, Ltd...Ltd., 413 East Rubinstein, Salem, Missouri 65560 USA Received: August 20 1991/Accepted: January 30, 1992...Z n deposits of the Viburnum Trend, southeast Missouri, U.S.A. Outwardly divergent, shallow-dipping,...have developed over what localizes the southeast Missouri Mississippi Valley-type deposits (Fig. 1). One...Flat River, Leadwood, Bonneterre, Fredericktown and Mine La Motte sub-districts make up the Old Lead Belt
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from the American Midwest Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee C alcite is ubiquitous...the Gordonsville mine, Central Tennessee Lead-Zinc district near Carthage in Smith County. Calcite from...ancient basins and plateaus. The Southeastern Missouri district includes the Old Lead Belt (on right)...of dolomite with chalcopyrite, 8 cm tall, from the Ben Hogan quarry in Lawrence County, Arkansas. Terry...and sandstone. Virtually any outcrop, road cut, or mine, especially in carbonate strata, may host calcite
Catalog/List
crystal 31mm 48x46x41 mm. £32 2 FLUORITE Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Saxony, Germany Crystals to...98x47x:26mm £32 3 SPHALERITE Baxter Spnngs, Kansas, USA Crystals to 16mm 117x94x33mm 5 APATITE on MUSCOVITE...67x55x49mm. £38 £34 15 CHALCOPYRITE Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA Iridescent blue/purple...£56 20 NATIVE COPPER Cliff Mme, Keweenaw County, MIch1gan, USA 92x75x38mm. £42 17 BARITE Chemena1t, Atlas...Northern Territory, Australia 109x93x42mm £36 21 CHALCOPYRITE on CALCITE Zacatecas, Mexico. 62x51x31mm 22
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Knoxville] at 12:13 05 June 2016 Milliken Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri I n part because of its unusual specific...Associated minerals commonly include sphalerite, chalcopyrite, fluorite, barite, calcite, dolomite, quartz... Mineral County; the Camp Bird mine in Ouray County; the Eagle mine at Gilman, Eagle County; mines of...of the Leadville district, Lake County, including the currently productive Black Cloud; prospects and...Montezuma district, Park County; the Wellington mine near Breckenridge, Summit County; exceptional groups
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ore-forming fluids of the Viburnum Trend, southeast Missouri ‘repayment JOYCE C. BRANNON,’FRANK A. PODOSEK...Louis, MO 63 130, USA *US Geological Survey, PO Box 24056, MS 973, Denver. CO 80225, USA (Received June...mineralization in the Viburnum Trend in southeast Missouri. Separate measurements were made for fluid inclusions...radiogenic early in the paragenesis (pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite), less radiogenic during main-stage...the Viburnum Trend (New Lead Belt) in southeast Missouri. The isotopic composition of Sr is a useful tracer
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(NMNS51066). figure 2 (leftI: Galena. Crawford mine, Pirher, Oklahoma, Tri-State district; 6' 2 cm across;...(opposite page): Galena, St. Joseph Lead mine, Viburnum, Missouri, Viburnum Trend district; 6 cm on edge;...the mines of the Viburnum Trend in southeastern Missouri accounted for 90 percent of the United States'...Beales (1967). The source of lead in southeastern Missouri is described by Doe and Delevaux (1972). M V T...arsenic, and silver minerals. marcasite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, fluorite, barite, calcite, and quartz from
Catalog/List
m1nor wolframite xls. 714) STELLERITE - Sarbai mine, Rudny, Kazakhstan; Showy lustrous brown radiating...CHRYSOCOLLA pseudomorph after SELENITE - Magma-Open Pit Mine, San Manuel, Arizona; Showy bright sky-blue chrysocolla... 725) FLUORITE with DOLOMITE and GALENA • Huanzala Mine, Peru; Neat, attractive specimens! Two available;...3 cm • $80 726) FLUORITE with DOLOMITE • Moscona Mine, Villabona, Asturias, Spain; Rich golden amber yellow...x 6 x 3 cm - $25 732) PYROMORPHITE - Rosenberg Mine, Braubach/Rhein, Germany; Nice light brown hexagonal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Crystals from Stope 72B30 Brushy Creek Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri LAURENCE M. NUELLE NORMAN PAARIABERG...DUNN, JR. Doe Run Company P.O. Box 500 Viburnum, Missouri 65566 Downloaded by [Florida International University]...2015 T hroughout its history. the Brushy Creek mine has produced minerd specimens that have found their...13, Township 33 North. Range 2 West. Reynolds County. Missouri. The Doc Run Company allowcd an cvaluaticm...I>oe Run Cornpimy’s central office in Viburnum. Missouri. Only a minority of the recovered specimens were
Journal (issue)
Newsletter $6.00 Fibrous Malachite from the Mindingi Mine Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo Tony Nikischer...Specimens of fibrous malachite from the Mindingi Mine in the Kambove District of Katanga began to appear...ten {I 0) years ago (see figure J ). Although the mine was first worked superficially in the 1930s for...DRC as well (see figure 2). Today, the Mindingi Mine continues to produce wonderful malachite specimens...specimenand image. Nickel Laterite From the Tiebaghi Mine, New Caledonia Bob Werner werner@lcturbonet.com
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Galena from the Viburnum Trend, Southeast Missouri: Character, Mine Distribution, Paragenetic Position, Trace...Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65401, USA; rhagni@mst.edu Received:...2018 Abstract: The Viburnum Trend of southeast Missouri is one of the world’s largest producers of lead...occurrence. This communication discusses their character, mine distribution, paragenetic position, trace element...Northwest Territories of Canada and at the Black Cloud mine in Colorado. Flat, platy galena crystals have been
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fluids into igneous basement rocks, southeast Missouri, USA K.L. Shelton 1, I.B. Burstein 1, R.D. Hagni...Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 USA 2 Department of Geology and Geophysics...Geophysics, University of Missouri, Rolla, Missouri 65401 USA 3 Department of Geology and Geological Engineering...Colorado 80401 USA 4 Magmont Mine, Cominco American Incorporated, Bixby, Missouri 65439, USA s Leica Inc..., 111 Deer Lake Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015 USA Received: 1 December 1994/Accepted: 24 April 1995
Catalog/List
00 each. AURICHALCITE - BISBEE: Southwest Mine, Cochise County, Bisbee, Arizona: Exceptional baby blue...$2.00 each AURICHALCITE - 79 MINE: 79 Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona: Delicate radiating... AZURITE - MORENCI MINE Morenci Mine, Clifton-Morenci District, Greenlee County, Arizona: Excellent...limited supply. CALCITE - BISBEE: Southwest Mine, Cochise County, Bisbee, Arizona: AWESOME! Exquisite masses...2X2 inch specimens: $5.00 each CAMPYLITE: Dry Gill Mine, Cumberland, England; A unique and rare species
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Photographs JanuarylFebruary: Copper, Ray, Pinal County, Arizona. Les Presmyk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...with quartz and albite, Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California. Houston Museum of Natural...claims, Farncomb Hill, Breckenridge district, Summit County, Colorado. Denver Museum of Natural History specimen...Azurite on malachite ring, Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin. Dan Behnke specimen and...NovemberDecember: Galena, calcite, and chalcopyrite, Sweetwater mine, Reynolds County, Missouri. Marvin Rausch specimen
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
with chalcopyrite and dolomite, Brushy Creek mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri. Dan Weinrich...7 cm long, Milliken (Sweetwater) mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri. Dan Weinrich specimen...anilite, arsenopyrite, bornite, carrollite, chalcopyrite, enargite, gersdorffite, millerite, polydymite...Viburnum Trend, southeast Missouri, United States; the Old Lead Belt, southeast Missouri, United States; the...States; the Tri-State district, United States (Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma); the Silesia-Cracow district
Report (issue)
a = 9.41 Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Mine la Motte, Missouri, USA. 2.86 (100), 1.670 (80), 2.36 (70),...33 Ni1.60 Fe0.03 )Σ=2.96 S4.00 . (2) Mine la Motte, Missouri, USA; corresponds to (Co1.04 Ni1.61 Fe0.17...Cu–Ni–Fe sulfides. Association: ullmannite. Chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, galena, sphalerite, pyrite, millerite...Scotland. In the USA, in the Mine la Motte, Madison Co.; fine crystals from the Buick mine, Bixby, Iron Co...the Miliken (Sweetwater) mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri. In Canada, from the Langis mine, Cobalt-Gowganda
Book (volume)
instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm Cr. Near its jct. with the Missouri River...rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides, ridges,...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel
Catalog/List
12. 13. AIIDRADITEGA.i!llET. Belatones Consols Mine ,.';ticklepath Lustrous,sharp,brownish-green twinned...;i::C:IIOPYRITE/CHALC0PYRITE/CASSITERITE. Cape Cornwall Mine ,St .Just, ·.1est Cornwall. This old specimen was...interformed with gold to irridescent tarnished Chalcopyrite on a thin Chlorite vein-wall. Interesting and...sy Pyrite, together wi th minor ilismuth anå Chalcopyrite. Stands naturally to display. 5x3x2¾", "20 ...38. ARSEN0PYRITE/SCH0RL/CHALC0PYRITE. East Pool Mine,C.1920s. Silvery, crystalline mass with golden inclusions
12. 13. AIIDRADITEGA.i!llET. Belatones Consols Mine ,.';ticklepath Lustrous,sharp,brownish-green twinned...;i::C:IIOPYRITE/CHALC0PYRITE/CASSITERITE. Cape Cornwall Mine ,St .Just, ·.1est Cornwall. This old specimen was...interformed with gold to irridescent tarnished Chalcopyrite on a thin Chlorite vein-wall. Interesting and...sy Pyrite, together wi th minor ilismuth anå Chalcopyrite. Stands naturally to display. 5x3x2¾", "20 ...38. ARSEN0PYRITE/SCH0RL/CHALC0PYRITE. East Pool Mine,C.1920s. Silvery, crystalline mass with golden inclusions
 
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