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St Louis Smelting and Refining Company Mine, Fredericktown, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USAi
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St Louis Smelting and Refining Company MineMine
FredericktownTown
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 90° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~12km
GRN:
N26W51
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
28596
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28596:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ref.: Rocks & Min.: 21:751-752. A lead mine located South of Fredericktown.

After 1948 the St Louis Smelting and Refining Company was recorded as a division of the National Lead Company.

S 1/2 sec. 21 and NW 1/4 sec. 28, T. 33 N., R. 7 E.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
ⓘ Siegenite
Formula: CoNi2S4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘSiegenite2.DA.05CoNi2S4
ⓘPyrite
var. Bravoite		2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
ⓘ2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
FeIron
Feⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CoCobalt
Coⓘ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
NiNickel
Niⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Niⓘ SiegeniteCoNi2S4
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

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