Wentworth Field, Newton County, Missouri, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wentworth Field | Mining Field |
| Newton County | County |
| Missouri | State |
| USA | Country |
Wentworth Field, Tri-State Mining District, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 59' 31'' North , 94° 3' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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A Zn-Pb occurrence/mining district.
Geographically, Wentworth is located 30 miles east from Joplin and 12 miles northeast from Granby, on the main line of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway. The operators have had many difficulties to contend against; among them a disagreement among owners which ended in litigation. These have been adjusted and active work resumed. The following are the developed mines: The Pierce Mining Company, Little Nuggett, Molly Gibson, Turkey Hen and the Gobbler mine. The Gobbler is the largest developed property. It is now developed by two shafts 100 ft. and 86. The 100-ft. or operating shaft is 5 X 7 ft. in the clear. The other is an 86-ft. air shaft, but will be utilized for hoisting. Three levels are now opened in the ore deposits from the main shaft; first at 65 ft., second at 80 ft. and third at 100 ft. These levels are all connected by a winze shaft and the air shaft so that the ventilation is good. Up to the present time no complete underground survey has been made, but from measurements it has been found that 1,700 ft. of drifting has been done on the ore body. Crosscutting has proved 40 to 50 ft. width and has a general trend from the N. W. to the S. E. The ore occurs in a formation different from anything that has been found in the entire zinc and lead district. The country rock is principally chert, but instead of being in a brecciated formation and large and small boulders, it lays stratified, and the ore occurs in fissures between the chert strata. The fissures vary in thickness from 2 and 3 in. up to 12 and 15 in. and are all more or less filled with talc, commonly called tallow clay, in which is imbedded the deposits of blende. If the fissures are wide the deposit of ore is massive, but if close the ore is confined to seams. The chert strata vary in thickness from 4 to 6 in. up to 14 to 20 in. Such a formation is rather expensive to open with drifts, but this once done the ground is easily stoped out. During the opening and explorations on this property no ore has been taken out except that encountered in the development. A new concentrating mill has been erected, with a capacity of 100 tons of rough ore per day of 10 hours.
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Greenockite Formula: CdS |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Greenockite | CdS |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cd | Cadmium | |
| Cd | ⓘ Greenockite | CdS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Localities in this Region
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Mazatzal TerraneVolcanic Arc
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- Tri-State Mining DistrictMining District
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Wentworth Field, Newton County, Missouri, USA