Chenango Mines, Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chenango Mines | Mine |
| Galena | City |
| Cherokee County | County |
| Kansas | State |
| USA | Country |
Chenango Mines, Galena, Picher Field, Tri-State Mining District, USA
Chenango Mines, Galena, Tri-State Mining District, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° North , 94° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
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These mines are located in the NW. 1/4 of the SW. 1/4 of section 13, on the land of the South Side Mining and Manufacturing company. The shaft was 87 ft. deep. The groand seemed to be entirely brecciated, with no remnants of the original limestone left. Near the surface, yellowish white chert was passed through, and below this is the brecciated ore body. This breccia is made up of fragments of white chert, in hard, black secondary chert; throughout this are frequent clay pockets containing broken chert and clay. The white chert is extremely shattered and fragile in places. Between depths of 40 and 50 ft. galena was found, and large crystals of this mineral were obtained, partially decomposed and well coated with cerussite . At the lower level, blende occurs almost exclusively in the matrix of the breccia. Sometimes the blende constitutes itself the entire matrix, and holds the fragments of white chert firmly together.
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3 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Mazatzal TerraneVolcanic Arc
USA
- Tri-State Mining DistrictMining District
- Picher FieldMining Sub-district
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