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Cove Mine, Franklin County Lead Mining District, Franklin County, Missouri, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 16' 28'' North , 91° 3' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.27457,-91.05695
GeoHash:
G#: 9yz1xzwme
GRN:
N26W52
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Miramiguoa Park119 (2017)4.1km
Oak Grove Village489 (2017)9.9km
Saint Clair4,724 (2017)10.3km
Parkway437 (2017)10.4km
Sullivan7,135 (2017)11.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
10370
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10370:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Pb occurrence/mine.

At the Cove mine, a vertical fissure was encountered about 6 inches wide, running N 5° E., with a steep dip to the east. This was sometimes entirely filled with galena; elsewhere it contained barite and calcite, and sometimes clay replaced these. The main shaft in 1854 was 180 ft. deep, and four others were sunk 30 to 60 1t apart; these were all connected by levels, and the vein was thus opened for a distance of about 400 ft. The upper portion of the hill here is composed of sandstone, and the crevice was found to follow up into this and to continue ore-bearing. No evidence of faulting is reported here.

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMinium4.BD.05Pb3O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ MiniumPb3O4
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ MiniumPb3O4

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References

Dana 6: 1083.
[1]Winslow, Arthur (1894) Lead and Zinc Deposits (Section 2). Missouri Geological Survey, Volume VII: 694.
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