Viburnum Trend Mining District, Missouri, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Viburnum Trend Mining District | Mining District |
| Missouri | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 91° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~37km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
3870
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3870:9
GUID (UUID V4):
afabecb9-ee58-490d-873b-bdb23d75c850
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
New Lead Belt
Mississippi Valley-type base metal deposits.
Part of the Southeast Missouri Lead District.
"The Viburnum Trend is the only subdistrict mined for lead in the Southeast Missouri Lead District in modern day. Six lead mines are currently operational in 2022: the Brushy Creek, Buick, Casteel, Fletcher, West Fork and Sweetwater mines." (Wikipedia page, accessed 4 Februrary 2023).
St. Joe drilled the discovery hole for the Viburnum Trend in 1955 and first production was from the Number 27 mine in Crawford County in mid-1960. The ore is produced from an average depth of 1200 feet.
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| β Anilite Formula: Cu7S4 Localities: |
| β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Localities: References: |
| β Bieberite Formula: CoSO4 · 7H2O Description: Id based on dealers label. Not confirmed |
| β 'Blaubleibender Covellite' |
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 16 localities in this region. Habit: Hexagonal prisms with simple rhomb terminations to 7 cm Colour: slight yellowish white Fluorescence: SW- dull orange; MW- magenta-pink; LW- dull orange Description: If only these perched doubly terminated xls were water clear like the Big Rig specimens |
| β Carrollite Formula: CuCo2S4 Localities: |
| β 'Castaingite' Formula: CuMo2S5 |
| β Cattierite Formula: CoS2 |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Localities: |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region. References: |
| β Chalcopyrite var. Blister Copper Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS |
| β Covellite Formula: CuS Localities: References: |
| β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| β Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. References: |
| β Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 Localities: |
| β Djurleite Formula: Cu31S16 Localities: Description: Crystals to 0.75 inches References: |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region. References: |
| β Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 Localities: |
| β Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O Localities: |
| β Fletcherite (TL) Formula: CuNi2S4 Localities: Type Locality: Fletcher Mine, West Fork, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA References: |
| β Fluorite ? Formula: CaF2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region. Habit: cubes and cube-octos to several cm Colour: lead grey Fluorescence: none Description: The cube faces are often bright and lustrous, while the octahedral faces are dull References: (1975) Guidebook to the Geology and Ore Deposits of Selected Mines in the Viburnum Trend, Missouri. Report of Investigations 58. Missouri Geological Survey |
| β Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS Localities: References: |
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| β 'K Feldspar' |
| β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
| β Linnaeite Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4 Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. |
| β Luzonite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Localities: |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: References: |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
| β Millerite Formula: NiS Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. References: |
| β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| β Nitratine Formula: NaNO3 |
| β 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' |
| β Polydymite Formula: Ni2+Ni3+2S4 Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. References: |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region. |
| β Pyrite var. Bravoite Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2 Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. References: |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Localities: References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. References: |
| β Siegenite Formula: CoNi2S4 Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. Habit: octos and spinel twins to several mm Colour: grey Fluorescence: none |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
| β 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S Localities: |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β Vaesite Formula: NiS2 Localities: |
| β Wurtzite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S Localities: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Djurleite | 2.BA.05 | Cu31S16 |
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| β | Anilite | 2.BA.10 | Cu7S4 |
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | var. Blister Copper | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| β | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Linnaeite | 2.DA.05 | Co2+Co3+2S4 |
| β | Siegenite | 2.DA.05 | CoNi2S4 |
| β | Carrollite | 2.DA.05 | CuCo2S4 |
| β | Fletcherite (TL) | 2.DA.05 | CuNi2S4 |
| β | Polydymite | 2.DA.05 | Ni2+Ni3+2S4 |
| β | 'Castaingite' | 2.DC.15 | CuMo2S5 |
| β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| β | Cattierite | 2.EB.05a | CoS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | var. Bravoite | 2.EB.05a | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| β | Vaesite | 2.EB.05a | NiS2 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| β | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| β | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| β | Luzonite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite ? | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β | Nitratine | 5.NA.05 | NaNO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Bieberite | 7.CB.35 | CoSO4 Β· 7H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 Β· 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Blaubleibender Covellite' | - | |
| β | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| β | '' | - | |
| β | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
| β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Localities in this Region
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- Dent County
- Iron County
- Missouri
- Iron County
- Viburnum
- Reynolds County
- Washington County
- Iron County
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- Shawnee DomainDomain
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References
Seeger, Cheryl M. (2008) Chapter 1. History of Mining in the Southeast Missouri Lead District and Description of Mine Processes, Regulatory Controls, Environmental Effects, and Mine Facilities in the Viburnum Trend Subdistrict, in Hydrologic Investigations Concerning Lead Mining Issues in Southeastern Missouri. Scientific Investigations Report, 2008-5140. US Geological Survey. 5-33
Viburnum Trend Mining District, Missouri, USA