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Bill Mine, St. Francois County, Missouri, USAi
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Bill MineMine
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Bill Mine, Southeast Missouri Lead District, Missouri, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 0' 59'' North , 90° 31' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.01667,-90.51667
GeoHash:
G#: 9yz8k0xz0
GRN:
N26W51
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bonne Terre7,133 (2017)10.9km
De Soto6,495 (2017)14.1km
Olympian Village765 (2017)14.2km
Terre du Lac2,320 (2017)15.1km
Desloge4,939 (2017)16.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Mineral Area Gem & Mineral SocietyPark Hills, Missouri20km
Mindat Locality ID:
28592
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28592:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Pb occurrence/mine located about 1½ miles SW of the town of Valles Mines. Closed 1850-1870.

Mineralization is in the lower part of the Eminence Dolomite.

Workings include underground openings featuring a 95 foot deep shaft (Little Bill shaft).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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References

Rocks & Minerals (1947): 22: 7. (not clear is the "7" is the issue number or a page number).
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