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Shepherd Mountain, Iron County, Missouri, USAi
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Shepherd Mountain, Iron County, Missouri, USA
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Rhyolite

Shepherd Mountain, Iron County, Missouri, USA
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Ferro-actinolite, etc.

Shepherd Mountain, Iron County, Missouri, USA
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Rhyolite

Shepherd Mountain, Iron County, Missouri, USA
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Ferro-actinolite, etc.

Shepherd Mountain, Iron County, Missouri, USA
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Rhyolite

Shepherd Mountain, Iron County, Missouri, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 36' 24'' North , 90° 38' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.60694,-90.64889
GeoHash:
G#: 9yxtcnpkr
GRN:
N26W51
Type:
Mountain
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pilot Knob713 (2017)1.7km
Ironton1,392 (2017)2.2km
Arcadia575 (2017)2.7km
Iron Mountain Lake717 (2017)9.9km
Bismarck1,500 (2017)18.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Mineral Area Gem & Mineral SocietyPark Hills, Missouri29km
Mindat Locality ID:
44032
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44032:6
GUID (UUID V4):
bbf5bd14-7bd5-4608-9c7f-bf0a74c25e01


Shepherd Mountain is located in the N.W. 1/4, Sec. 31, T. 34 N., R. 4 E., about 1 1/4 miles southwest of Pilot Knob. In point of production, it stands third among the deposits of specular ore in porphyry, having an accredited output of 75,000 tons.

The available records indicate that this was the first iron ore deposit to be opened in Missouri, the property having been worked as early as 1815. Although the veins were not worked out with depth, and the results of diamond drilling undertaken in 1888 shows an ore body of considerable size near the north base of the mountain, no mining has been done here since the Civil War.

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11 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Alkali Feldspar'
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hematite var. Martite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Hematite var. Specularite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ 'Iron oxide'
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Magnetite var. Mushketovite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜var. Martite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜var. Specularite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜var. Mushketovite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Alkali Feldspar'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'Iron oxide'-
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ Magnetite var. MushketoviteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ Magnetite var. MushketoviteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ Hematite var. SpeculariteFe2O3
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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References

[1]Crane, G.W. (1912) The Iron Ores of Missouri. Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines, Second Series, Volume 10: 131 - 136.
Rocks & Minerals (1998): 73(2): 98-117.
Tunnell, B. N., Locmelis, M., Seeger, C., Moroni, M., Dare, S., Mathur, R., & Sullivan, B. (2021). The Shepherd Mountain Iron Ore Deposit In Southeast Missouri, USA-An Extension OF The Pilot KNOB Magmatic-Hydrothermal Ore System: Evidence From Iron Oxide Chemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 104633.
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