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Quartz from
Shepherd Mountain, Iron County, Missouri, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shepherd Mountain, Iron County, Missouri, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:208149
Long-form Identifier:1:3:208149:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘPilot Knob Quarry, Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘPilot Knob Mine, Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘCrane Mountain South, Iron County, Missouri, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘMissouri Red Quarry, Graniteville, Iron County, Missouri, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘSheahan Quarry, Graniteville, Iron County, Missouri, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘIron Mountain Mine, Iron Mountain, Iron Township, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘGreasy Mine, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘSilver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘHenson shaft No. 1, Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘMartin Mine, Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
References
Sherwood, Mark D., Williams, Glenn A. (1998) Missouri Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 73 (2) 98-117 doi:10.1080/00357529809603046
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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