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Sphalerite from
West Fork Mine, West Fork, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5 photos of Sphalerite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Chalcopyrite5 photos of Sphalerite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Siegenite3 photos of Sphalerite associated with Siegenite at this locality.
Galena3 photos of Sphalerite associated with Galena at this locality.
Calcite3 photos of Sphalerite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Dickite3 photos of Sphalerite associated with Dickite at this locality.
Dolomite3 photos of Sphalerite associated with Dolomite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view West Fork Mine, West Fork, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:208665
Long-form Identifier:1:3:208665:1
GUID (UUID V4):11da6a47-4033-4d59-bc83-06cc88b4b6a8
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
2.8km (1.8 miles) Fletcher Mine, West Fork, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) Brushy Creek Mine, Greeley, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) Buick Mine (Amax Buick Mine; Moloc Mine), Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) Magmont Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) Magmont West Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) Boss - Bixby Iron-copper deposit, Dent County, Missouri, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) Casteel Mine (Viburnum No. 35 Mine), Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) Viburnum No. 28 Mine, Viburnum, Iron County, Missouri, USA
27.8km (17.2 miles) Blair Creek Prospect, Shannon County, Missouri, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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
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)
and Mineral Zoning of the West Fork Mine, Viburnum Trend, Southeast Missouri JOHNA. MAVROGENES,* RICHARDD...Departmentof Geologyand Geophysics,Universityof Missouri-Rolla,Rolla, Missouri65401 AND PAUL R. DINGESS..., Rt 1, Box 202C, Bunker, Missouri 63629 Abstract ASARCO'sWest Fork mine, the newestmine in the ViburnumTrend...mineralzoningpatterns.The distinctmineral zoningpresentat the West Fork mine providesa unique opportunityto relate mineral...Principalmetallicsulfidesin the oresat theWest Fork mineare PbS(galena),ZnS(sphalerite andwurtzite), and FeS2(pyrite and
Report (issue)
Concerning Lead Mining Issues in Southeastern Missouri Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5140 U...M. 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
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)
COMMUNICATIONS IN MINOR AND TRACE METALS IN SPHALERITE DEPOSITS OF THE OZARK REGION: GENETIC FROM MISSISSIPPI...geologicdata Tri-State, Northern Arkansas,and Central Missouri late cubicgalenasupportmodelsin whichthesedistrictssharegenetic...foreland baal. (1991) for ViburnumTrendmain-stage sphalerite sin, causingbroad-scaleheating of the Paleozoic...Valley-typedistricts:NorthernArkansas,Tri-State, Central Missouri, and the Viburnum Trend. Becausesphaleriteoccursthroughout...whereleadmaybe de- chargeto substitute for zincin sphalerite,differences rivedfromK feldspar,favorlead-richdeposits
Catalog/List
"'· f·,,or.-i ti.s cd: send a 1 ist of th,;'! mine"i",;• L, that price for ~ach piece There is no...(New Cornelia well covered~ Mine,Ajo,Pima greenish (Belstone light County blue coating on , Arizona...A) Cl92 ANDRADITE location. brown crystals on Mine near Okehampton Cl93 ARSENOPYRITE Arsenopyrite...micros and masses on (Ballycormick near Shanagolden, County U.K.journal of Mines and Minerals isssue lxl f3...location pieces, about a third covered (Bedford Consols Mine near Tavistock, Devon) B) for micros lx 1/2 ins
Report (issue)
VALLEY-TYPE METALLOGENIC PROVINCE, MISSOURI, ARKANSAS, KANSAS, AND OKLAHOMA, USA COVERING 1785 TO FEBRUARY 1998;...smaller Northern Arkansas, Central Missouri, and Southeast Missouri barite districts. This report provides...list of the Mississippi Valley-type districts of Missouri and key words relating to mining, MVT's, base...the same operation on the water resources of the Missouri by using the Water Resources Abstracts, a CD ROM...relating to the carbonate-hosted leadzinc deposits of Missouri. Acknowledgments We would like to thank John
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mil (2•r)precision andaccuracy in •34S(El- and West Fork minesin the district, collectedduring the dridgeet...some ores from the Viburnum trend of southeast Missouri, *Presentaddress:Western Mining Corporation,Olympic...of the Casteel mine is described by Dunn andGrundmann(1989); that of the West Fork mine by DinEess(1989)...per mil for galenaandothersulfides from the Buick mine. Early cuboctahedralgalenamorphologieswere in generalis...district.Manyof the apparent crystal from the Buick mine. In contrastto the results of inconsistencies amongthe
Catalog/List
mass. small pale blue crystals on matrix. Benallt Mine,Lleyn ,Wales lxl £5 lx2 £8 Parclho, Pariba,Brazil)...Parnmirim Region, Agua Quen1a,Bal1ia, Brazil Benallt Mine, Llcyn Wales A)£3 B) £5 3mm £4 5mm £6 lxl £6...micros gemmy yellow-green crystal section. Bcckermet Mine. Cumbria lxl £2 131 40 BARYfES 211 BRAZILIANITE...A Divino des Laranjeiras Mine, Minas Gerias,Brazil Magnet Cove,Arkansas,USA ½ x½ £1.50 5mm£3 Hannover...Comwall Wagholi Quarry,Poona,India lxl £3 Funauchi Mine, Aikta Prefecture.Japan Venice Dome, Lousiana, U
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 (article/letter/editorial)
Multiple Fluids and Fluid Sources in the Southeast Missouri Mississippi Valley-Type District: Halogen-87Sr/86Sr-δ18O-δ34S...of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma...Geology and Geography, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri 64468 Abstract Replacement...approach to the Bonneterre Dolomite of southeast Missouri, which hosts the world-class Viburnum Trend Mississippi...Introduction CAMBRO-ORDOVICIAN rocks of southern Missouri host worldclass Mississippi Valley-type (MVT)
Catalog/List
140x90x20mm. £18. 3. ANTIMONITE. Xikuangshan Mine, Hunan, China. A single lead grey lustrous xl 110x9x7mn...4. APATITE AND SIDERITE ON QUARTZ. Panasqueria Mine, Beira-Beixa, Portugal, An impressive display specimen...AND HEMIMORPHITE. Tecoma Hill Mine, Lucin District, Box Elder Co., Utah, USA. Beautiful pale blue tufts...50x50x40ram. £28. 7., BARITE. Wilsons Stope, Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria. An interesting "hedgehog" group...circular banding. 60x50x20mm. £9. 9. BARITE. Parkside Mine, Egremont, Cumberland. A single terminated pale
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Hogeye Creek, 2 miles west of West Fork, Ark., Washington Co." — on label. West Fork, in central Washington...— note from Mrs. Strong. Inyo Mts. are in Inyo County in S/E California. COLORADO — "A friend and I,...Dunton Quarry, a few minutes hike above the Nevel Mine.'' Newry, in western Oxford Co., is in S/W Maine...found in most gravel pits here in eastern Itasca County in northern Minnesota. There are no commercial...(rounded grains like peas) is very prominent. MISSOURI -— "Under separate cover I am sending you some
Journal (issue)
pyrite Brushy Creek Mine, Oates, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds County, Missouri Source: The Minerals...Minerals of Missouri. Photo: Kevin Conroy. Is it uvarovite, like the label says? ........... p. 14 2019 newsletter...Newsletter Galena, Petrovitsa deposit, Borieva Mine, Madan orefield, Rhodope Mountains, Smolyan Oblast...of Kansas, Illinois, and Missouri; the Viburnum Trend District of Missouri; and other mining areas north...features lead–zinc +/–copper (primarily as galena–sphalerite+/–chalcopyrite) deposits. The same type of deposits
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Pyrrhotite and some Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate;  N
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
OREBODY IN THE BRUSHY CREEK MINE, VIBURNUM TREND, MVT DISTRICT, MISSOURI: EARLY Cu-(Ni-Co)-Zn-RICH ORES...of Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211 Abstract Mississippi Valley-type...the lower Bonneterre Dolomite of the Brushy Creek mine, more than 30 m below the main ore-bearing horizon...Observations of drill cores and samples from active mine faces, and mineral textural relationships in thin...contain multiple generations of chalcopyrite and sphalerite that display frequent breccia textures at the
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
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils;
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils;
Report (volume)
(E) Geology of 'the Calamity Peak area, Custer County, South Dakota, by Donald H. Kupfer. (F) Geology...Geology of the magnesite belt of Stevens County, Washington, by Ian Campbell and JohnS. Loofbourow, Jr. ... (G) Geology of the Red Devil quicksilver mine, Alaska, by E. M. MacKevett, Jr., and H. C. Berg. (H)...the beryllium deposits in the Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, by Mortimer H. Staatz. Geology and Mineral...pocket 2. Geologic maps of the Palisade mine, Kootenai County, Idaho ____________________________________________
Book (volume)
specific locations in Idaho, lowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, — ; Oregon...and West Virginia VOLUME 3: THE NORTHWESTERN QUANDRANT Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana...Northwestern Quadrant Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South...Location Numbers Idaho lowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GANGUE MINERALS FROM THE VIBURNUM TREND, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, DETERMINED BY LASER ABLATION ICP-MS MARTIN S...the ores of the Viburnum Trend of the Southeast Missouri district have long been recognized to be sedimentary...metal content were circulating through southeast Missouri during the time of Mississippi Valley-type mineralization...the data show that fluid entering the Southeast Missouri district was not pervasively metal rich throughout...-14 $6.00 the Southeast Missouri district (Fig. 1). The Southeast Missouri ores are dominated by lead
 
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