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Specularite from
Shepherd Mountain, Iron County, Missouri, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Hematite var: Specularite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Specularite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shepherd Mountain, Iron County, Missouri, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1493956
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1493956:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Specularite
2.5km (1.5 miles) ā“˜Pilot Knob Mine, Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ā“˜Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
93.7km (58.2 miles) ā“˜Kratz Spring, Franklin County, Missouri, USA
References
Tunnell, Bolorchimeg N.; Locmelis, Marek; Seeger, Cheryl; Moroni, Marilena; Dare, Sarah; Mathur, Ryan; Sullivan, Brandon (2022) The Shepherd Mountain iron ore deposit in Southeast Missouri, USA ā€“ An extension of the Pilot Knob magmatic-hydrothermal ore system: Evidence from iron oxide chemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 141. 104633 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104633
 
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