| Deposit ID | 10094342 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D005014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Government Land No. 5 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.6715, 37.08368 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wayne(county)
Missouri(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mill Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Piedmont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Black(hydrologic unit)
Upper White(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper White(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Missouri | Shannon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 028N | 004W | 24,25 | SE OF NE (25); SE OF NE (24) | Missouri |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chert | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| (1) | -90.6715, 37.08368 |
|---|
| General form | PIPE |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Southeast Missouri District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D005014 |
NASON, FRANK L., 1892, A REPORT ON THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1ST SER., V. 2, P. 262
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STALACTITIC LIMONITE ORE IS FOUND IN THESE LOCALITIES ON AND NEAR THE SUMMITS OF HILLS WHICH ARE THICKLY COVERED WITH CHERT FRAGMENTS; LITTLE ORE IS ON THE SURFACE, YET, AT EACH LOCALITY, A LITTLE DIGGING HAS BEEN DONE EXPOSING SMALL AND LARGE MASSES OF PIPE ORE; IT IS GOOD ORE, SOME PARTS OF IT ARE PSEUDOMORPH AFTER PYRITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Kent, Gordon | U.S. Geological Survey |
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