Provenite

Magmont Mine

MineClosedDraft data

37.6394° N, 91.1222° W · ± 1 km

Marcasite from Missouri, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Marcasite

Marcasite at Magmont Mine

Large, wide, elongated marcasite crystals from the Magmont Mine, on a specimen about 5 cm across.
Large, wide, elongated marcasite crystals from the Magmont Mine, on a specimen about 5 cm across.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
FeS₂
Morphology
Wide, elongated crystals, mostly complete
Typical size
Crystals up to about 4 cm on the pictured specimen

Sources: SRC-322 SRC-328

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Lead-zinc mine in the Viburnum Trend Mining District
Type
Hydrothermal
Host rock
Dolomite (Upper Cambrian Bonneterre Formation)
Region
Missouri
Country
United States

Opened 1968 and closed 1994; now part of the Buick Mine complex. Coordinates from the Mindat locality page (DMS converted to decimal).

Sources: SRC-322

Sources

  1. SRC-322 · Database
    Magmont Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USAMindat.org
  2. SRC-328 · Website
    Wikimedia Commons file page: Marcasite-120531.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky (photographer) · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.