| Deposit ID | 10072186 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W016772 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sainte Genevieve |
| Alternate or previous names | Cornwall, Chicago, Swansea, Herzog, Grass |
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.1501, 37.90006 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 8 MILES SW OF THE TOWN OF STE. GENEVIEVE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ste. Genevieve(county)
Missouri(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Weingarten(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Farmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau(hydrologic unit)
Upper Mississippi-Meramec(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Mississippi-Kaskaskia-Meramec(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Missouri | Ste. Genevieve |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 37N | 8W | 15,16,21,22 | Missouri |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Result | 17.75% CU, 3.21% ZN, 24.50% FE, 1.09% S, 53.45% ORGANIC MATTER, SILICA, CARBON, AND OXYGEN. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Powell Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Powell Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| (1) | -90.1501, 37.90006 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ozark Dome |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Bedding Dips 5 Degree E. Faults Near By But Not At Mines. |
| General form | LENTICULAR CHIMNEY (BRECCIATED ORE) |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | 5E |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1863 |
| Discoverer | Simon Grass |
| Year of first production | 1876 |
| Year of last production | 1916 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harris, Rozier, And Co. |
| First year | 1872 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harris, O. D. |
| First year | 1872 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W016772 |
BAIN, H.F., AND ULRICH, E.D., 1905, COPPER DEPOSITS OF MISSOURI: USGS BULL. 267, P. 36-39.
NICHOLSON, FRANK, 1882, A REVIEW OF THE STE. GENEVIEVE COPPER DEPOSITS: AIME, V. 10, P. 444-456.
KINKEL, A.R., 1967, COPPER, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND WATER RESOURCES, V. 43, P. 63-68.
WHARTON, H.M., MARTIN, J.A., RUEFF, A.W., ROBERTSON, C.E., WELLS, J.S., AND KISVARSANYI, E.B., 1969, MISSOURI MINERALS--RESOURCES, PRODUCTION, AND FORECASTS: MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND WATER RESOURCES SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 1, P. 47 (45-50).
BAIN AND ULRICH, 1905, P. 37.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1976 | Weeks, Robert | U.S. Geological Survey |
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