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Magnetite from
Pilot Knob Mine, Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pilot Knob Mine, Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:207809
Long-form Identifier:1:3:207809:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘPilot Knob Quarry, Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘShepherd Mountain, Iron County, Missouri, USA
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘSheahan Quarry, Graniteville, Iron County, Missouri, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine, Iron Mountain, Iron Township, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘGreasy Mine, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘSilver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘMagmont Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
46.6km (28.9 miles) ⓘMagmont West Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘBoss - Bixby Iron-copper deposit, Dent County, Missouri, USA
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘCamels Hump (Czar Knob), Crawford County, Missouri, USA
References
Kisvarsanyi, Eva B., Hebrank, Arthur W., and Ryan, Richard F., (1981), GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ST. FRANCOIS MOUNTAINS, MISSOURI (Contribution to Precambrian Geology No. 9): Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigations 67, 111-114.
Sherwood, Mark D., Williams, Glenn A. (1998) Missouri Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 73 (2) 98-117 doi:10.1080/00357529809603046
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
Nold, John L.; Davidson, Paul; Dudley, Mark A. (2013) The pilot knob magnetite deposit in the Proterozoic St. Francois Mountains Terrane, southeast Missouri, USA: A magmatic and hydrothermal replacement iron deposit. Ore Geology Reviews, 53. 446-469 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.02.007
Tunnell, Bolorchimeg N.; Locmelis, Marek; Seeger, Cheryl; Moroni, Marilena; Dare, Sarah; Mathur, Ryan; Sullivan, Brandon (2022) The Shepherd Mountain iron ore deposit in Southeast Missouri, USA – An extension of the Pilot Knob magmatic-hydrothermal ore system: Evidence from iron oxide chemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 141. 104633 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104633
 
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