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Joplin, Missouri, USAi
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$100,000 Worth of Zinc Ore (pre-1918)

Joplin Field, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
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The Lead and Zinc Mining District of Jasper and Newton Counties, MO

Joplin Field, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
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View of the Joplin lead-zinc mining area, ca. 1920.

Joplin Field, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
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$100,000 Worth of Zinc Ore (pre-1918)

Joplin Field, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
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The Lead and Zinc Mining District of Jasper and Newton Counties, MO

Joplin Field, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
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View of the Joplin lead-zinc mining area, ca. 1920.

Joplin Field, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
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$100,000 Worth of Zinc Ore (pre-1918)

Joplin Field, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
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The Lead and Zinc Mining District of Jasper and Newton Counties, MO

Joplin Field, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Joplin51,818 (2017)
Shoal Creek Drive337 (2017)
Iron Gates332 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
432654
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:432654:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Joplin, Missouri, États-Unis
German:
Joplin, Missouri, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Joplin, Missouri, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Джоплин, Миссури, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
喬普林, 密蘇里州, 美国
Spanish:
Joplin, Misuri, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
جوبلن, ميزوري, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ջոպլին, Միսսուրի, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Joplin , Missouri
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Джоплін, Мізуры, Злучаныя Штаты Амэрыкі
Bengali:
জপলিন, মিসৌরি, মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Джоплин, Мисури, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Joplin, Missouri, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Joplin, Missouri
Chechen:
Джоплин , Миссури, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Czech:
Joplin, Missouri, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Joplin, Missouri, USA
Dutch:
Joplin, Missouri, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
جوبلن, ميزورى, امريكا
Esperanto:
Joplin, Misurio
Estonian:
Joplin, Missouri osariik, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
جاپلین، میزوری, میزوری, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Joplin, Missouri, Yhdysvallat
Georgian:
ჯოპლინი, მისურის შტატი, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Greek:
Τζόπλιν, Μιζούρι, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Gujarati:
જોપ્લિન, મિઝોરી, યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ ઓફ અમેરિકા
Haitian:
Joplin, Misouri, Etazini
Hebrew:
ג'ופלין, מיזורי, ארצות הברית
Hindi:
जोप्लिन, मिज़ूरी, संयुक्त राज्य
Hungarian:
Joplin, Missouri, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Ido:
Joplin, Missouri, Usa
Indonesian:
Joplin, Missouri, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Joplin, Missouri, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ジョプリン, ミズーリ州, アメリカ合衆国
Kannada:
ಜೋಪ್ಲಿನ್, ಮಿಸೌರಿ, ಅಮೇರಿಕ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Джоплин, Миссури, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Korean:
조플린, 미주리주, 미국
Kyrgyz:
Джоплин, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Ladin:
Joplin
Latvian:
Džoplina, Misūri, Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
Lithuanian:
Džoplinas, Misūris, Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos
Luxembourgish:
Joplin, Missouri, Vereenegt Staate vun Amerika
Malagasy:
Joplin, Misoria, Etazonia
Malay:
Joplin, Missouri, Amerika Syarikat
Marathi:
जॉपलिन, मिसूरी, अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Joplin, Missouri
Norwegian:
Joplin, Missouri, USA
Polish:
Joplin, Missouri, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Joplin, Missouri, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Џоплин, Мисури, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Joplin, Missouri, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Sinhalese:
ජෝප්ලින්, මිසුරි, එක්සත් ජනපදය
Slovenian:
Joplin, Misuri, Združene države Amerike
South Azerbaijani:
جاپلین، میزوری, میزوری ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Joplin, Missouri, USA
Tamil:
ஜாப்லின், மிசூரி, அமெரிக்க ஐக்கிய நாடு
Tatar:
Джоплин , Миссури, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Telugu:
జోప్లిన్, మిస్సోరీ, అమెరికా సంయుక్త రాష్ట్రాలు
Thai:
จอปลิน, รัฐมิสซูรี, ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา
Turkish:
Joplin, Missouri, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Джоплін, Міссурі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
جوپلن، مسوری, مسوری, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Joplin, Missuri, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Joplin, Missouri, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
Joplin, Missouri, Lamerikän
Waray:
Joplin, Missouri, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Joplin, Missouri, Unol Daleithiau America
Yoruba:
Joplin, Ìpínlẹ̀ Missouri


"Joplin is a city in Jasper and Newton counties in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bulk of the city is in Jasper County, while the southern portion is in Newton County. Joplin is the largest city located within both Jasper and Newton Counties - even though it is not the county seat of either county (Carthage is the seat of Jasper County while Neosho is the seat of Newton County)." (Wikipedia)

See also the Joplin Field locality.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aluminite
Formula: Al2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Description: Occurs as coatings on limestone.
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
References:
'Calamine'
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Ktenasite
Formula: ZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
References:
Dan Weinrich collectionIdentified by Kevin Conroy: Visual Identification
'Limonite'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Picropharmacolite
Formula: Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
'Wurtzite-10H' (FRL)
Formula: ZnS
Type Locality:

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Aluminite7.DC.05Al2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
Ktenasite7.DD.20ZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Picropharmacolite8.CH.15Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Calamine'-
'Wurtzite-10H' (TL)-ZnS

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
H PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
O AnglesitePbSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
O PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
AlAluminium
Al AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4 · 7H2O
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S GalenaPbS
S GreenockiteCdS
S KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
S Wurtzite-10HZnS
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Zn Wurtzite-10HZnS
AsArsenic
As CobaltiteCoAsS
As PicropharmacoliteCa4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2 · 11H2O
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joplin,_Missouri
Wikidata ID:Q317865
GeoNames ID:4392768

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