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Fletcher Mine, West Fork, Reynolds County, Missouri, USAi
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Fletcher MineMine
West ForkUnincorporated Community
Reynolds CountyCounty
MissouriState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 27' 59'' North , 91° 6' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.46639,-91.10861
GeoHash:
G#: 9yxjnu89x
GRN:
N25W53
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bunker400 (2017)9.0km
Centerville188 (2017)13.7km
Viburnum662 (2017)27.8km
Ellington960 (2017)27.9km
Annapolis345 (2017)38.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
11180
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11180:4
GUID (UUID V4):
f0d391fe-5b7f-4c8d-8fe6-dd0720e3f5f1


A Pb-Zn occurrence/mine located 2.8 km (1.7 miles) S of West Fork and 13.5 km (8.4 miles) WNW of Centerville. Previously owned by the St. Joe Minerals Corporation, now owned and operated by the Doe Run Company.

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Mineral List


24 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
βœͺ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Cattierite
Formula: CoS2
β“˜ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
β“˜ Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
β“˜ Fletcherite (TL)
Formula: CuNi2S4
Type Locality:
β“˜ Fluorite ?
Formula: CaF2
βœͺ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Linnaeite
Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Polydymite
Formula: Ni2+Ni3+2S4
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Siegenite
Formula: CoNi2S4
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Vaesite
Formula: NiS2
β“˜ Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
β“˜Digenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Linnaeite2.DA.05Co2+Co3+2S4
β“˜Siegenite2.DA.05CoNi2S4
β“˜Fletcherite (TL)2.DA.05CuNi2S4
β“˜Polydymite2.DA.05Ni2+Ni3+2S4
β“˜Vaesite2.EB.05aNiS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜var. Bravoite2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
β“˜Cattierite2.EB.05aCoS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite ?3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sβ“˜ CattieriteCoS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Sβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sβ“˜ FletcheriteCuNi2S4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sβ“˜ LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ VaesiteNiS2
Sβ“˜ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ CattieriteCoS2
Coβ“˜ LinnaeiteCo2+Co23+S4
Coβ“˜ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Niβ“˜ FletcheriteCuNi2S4
Niβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niβ“˜ PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
Niβ“˜ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
Niβ“˜ VaesiteNiS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuβ“˜ FletcheriteCuNi2S4
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

Paarlberg, N. L., Evans, L. L. (1977) Geology of the Fletcher Mine, Viburnum Trend, Southeast Missouri. Economic Geology, 72 (3), 391-397. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.72.3.391
Economic Geology (1988): 83: 355-376.
U.S. Bureau of Mines, Minerals Yearbook (1988) - zinc: 9.
Rocks & Minerals (1989): 64: 23.
Lapis (1992): 17(1): 15-23.
Shelton, K.L., Burstein, I.B., Hagni, R.D., Mavrogenes, J.A., Dingess, P.R., and Childers, A.G. (1993) Comparison of sulfur isotope geochemistry of the West Fork and Fletcher Mines, Viburnum Trend MVT Pb-Zn-Cu District, southeast Missouri. 40th Annual Meeting, Association of Missouri Geologists, 26-43.
Economic Geology (1995): 90: 1875-1910.
Sherwood, Mark D., Williams, Glenn A. (1998) Missouri Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 73 (2) 98-117 doi:10.1080/00357529809603046
Hagni, R. (2018). Platy Galena from the Viburnum Trend, Southeast Missouri: Character, Mine Distribution, Paragenetic Position, Trace Element Content, Nature of Twinning, and Conditions of Formation. Minerals: 8(3): 93.
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