Allen Mine, Aurora Mining District, Lawrence Co., Missouri, USAi
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Allen Mine | Mine |
Aurora Mining District | Mining District |
Lawrence Co. | County |
Missouri | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 58' 58'' North , 93° 42' 49'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Aurora | 7,477 (2017) | 1.4km |
Marionville | 2,189 (2017) | 7.1km |
Verona | 604 (2017) | 7.6km |
Crane | 1,352 (2017) | 15.3km |
Mount Vernon | 4,537 (2017) | 16.3km |
This shaft, at the time when last visited, in December, 1898, was 120 ft. deep. Immediately opposite, about 150 ft. to the north, was the McLeod shaft, 70 to 80 ft. deep. Both shafts passed, first, through solid limestone, from 50 to 60 feet thick. Under this, the basin-shaped ore body was struck; it rises on both sides toward the surface, and tapers out at the same time. The country rock consists of limestone and chert beds, which are horizontal and undisturbed. Close to the shaft, a deep pocket or extension of the ore body was followed to a depth of 120 ft., as is shown in the cross-section; this was not of the nature of a crevice, but more of an elongated sack or pocket, and was not traceable upward in the shaft, above the main body of ore. This channel-like deposit extends in a direction a little north of east, in conformity with the general trend shown in figure 172. The face of ore is from 8 to 10 feet high; it is underlain and overlain by limestone. The surface of the limestone is very irregular, especially in the foot-wall, where hammocks and ridges or bars separate depressions which contain large pockets of ore; on the sides of the basin, the ore body cuts diagonally across the strata at an angle of sometimes as much as 20° with the horizontal. The ore body is soft in places, consisting of chert fragments surrounded by clay; elsewhere it is hard, and is composed of blocks and layers of chert and limestone, the latter partially decomposed. The metalliferous minerals are chiefly galena, with a little blende and silicate in the lowest levels. The galena is generally near the top or bottom of the run, with limestone blocks between. Tallow clay and calcite also occur here; but very little pyrite, and no dolomite, were observed. Joint planes were seen running diagonally across the deposit, in a northeast to southwest direction; a few also ran from north to south.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Winslow, Arthur (1894) Lead and Zinc Deposits (Section 2). Missouri Geological Survey, Volume VII: 615-617. |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Winslow, Arthur (1894) Lead and Zinc Deposits (Section 2). Missouri Geological Survey, Volume VII: 615-617. |
ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O Reference: Winslow, Arthur (1894) Lead and Zinc Deposits (Section 2). Missouri Geological Survey, Volume VII: 615-617. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Winslow, Arthur (1894) Lead and Zinc Deposits (Section 2). Missouri Geological Survey, Volume VII: 615-617. |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Winslow, Arthur (1894) Lead and Zinc Deposits (Section 2). Missouri Geological Survey, Volume VII: 615-617. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
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AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
ⓘ | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
A(XO3) | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
Group 56 - SOROSILICATES Si2O7 Groups, With Additional O, OH, F and H2O | |||
Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 56.1.2.1 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A) In-text Citation No.Barks, J.H., Mesko, T.O., Bohm, R.A., Meier, D.H., Williams, J.H. (1983) Geology, Water Movement, and Sediment Characteristics of the Spring River Upstream from La Russell, Southwestern Missouri. Missouri Division of Geology and Land Survey Open-File Report 83-21-WR, 33 pages, 7 maps.
Winslow, Arthur (1894) Lead and Zinc Deposits (Section 2). Missouri Geological Survey, Volume VII: 615-617.
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