McCanless Mine (Murphy Mine), Texas County, Missouri, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| McCanless Mine (Murphy Mine) | Mine |
| Texas County | County |
| Missouri | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 16' 19'' North , 92° 2' 21'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 2,082 (2017) | 9.5km |
| Cabool | 2,130 (2017) | 17.4km |
| Raymondville | 362 (2017) | 19.6km |
| Mountain Grove | 4,685 (2017) | 25.3km |
| Licking | 3,115 (2017) | 30.0km |
A barite mine located about 6 miles SW of Houston (SE¼ SW¼, Sec 28, T.30N., R10W.). Started 1919 and closed 1942. Mineralization is in Jefferson City Dolomite. Owned by the Murphy Mining Co. Workings were 200 feet long by 50 feet wide and 20 feet deep.
Deposit type: Residual barite
Rock formation(s): Jefferson City;Cotton
Mineralization is blue baryte as a cement in collapse breccia in Jefferson City dolomite of Ordovician age. An isolated deposit.
Deposit type: Residual barite
Rock formation(s): Jefferson City;Cotton
Mineralization is blue baryte as a cement in collapse breccia in Jefferson City dolomite of Ordovician age. An isolated deposit.
Per Contributions to Bibliography of Mineral Resources 1955-59, Geological Survey Bulletin 1019, page 169:
"An abandoned open-pit barite mine six miles southwest of Houston, Texas County is the only known commercial barite deposit within a radius of 60 miles. Blue barite associated with limonite and calcite occurs as a filling which cements large blocks of dolomite in a collapsed solution cavity. The country rock is Jefferson City dolomite [Ordovician] containing chert and drusy quartz. This deposit was last operated during 1941 and 1942 by the Murphy Mining Company."
"An abandoned open-pit barite mine six miles southwest of Houston, Texas County is the only known commercial barite deposit within a radius of 60 miles. Blue barite associated with limonite and calcite occurs as a filling which cements large blocks of dolomite in a collapsed solution cavity. The country rock is Jefferson City dolomite [Ordovician] containing chert and drusy quartz. This deposit was last operated during 1941 and 1942 by the Murphy Mining Company."
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: Cement in collapse breccia. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10056529 |
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McCanless Mine, Texas County, Missouri, USA