Commodities
PrimaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSEAMS AND CREVICES
Ore controlJoint Planes And Crevices
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
GangueCalcite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · St. Joseph Limestone;Lamotte Sandstone
StructureThe Most Prevalent Direction Of Crevices And Joint-Planes Which Are Frequently Seen In The Mine Is Wsw, But Others Are Found Running Nearly N-S.
Tectonic settingOzark Dome, St. Francois Mountains, Simms Mountain Fault, Big River Fault, Farmington Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10072181
MRDS IDW016739
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.74506, -90.49317
References
WINSLOW, ARTHUR, 1894 , LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS: MO. GEOL. SURV., V. 7 , P. 671 - 675.OHLE, E. L. AND BROWN, J. S., 1954 , GEOLOGIC PROBLEMS IN THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI LEAD DISTRICT, GEOL. SOC. AM. BULL., V. 65 , NO. 3 , P. 201 - 221 .