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Cadet Barite Mine, Cadet, Washington County Barite Mining District, Washington County, Missouri, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 59' 22'' North , 90° 41' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.98946,-90.69731
GRN:
N26W51
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mineral Point347 (2017)5.5km
Potosi2,640 (2017)9.9km
Terre du Lac2,320 (2017)10.7km
Bonne Terre7,133 (2017)14.5km
Frankclay221 (2017)15.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Mineral Area Gem & Mineral SocietyPark Hills, Missouri24km
Mindat Locality ID:
240506
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240506:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former Ba(baryte) occurrence/mine located WNW of Cadet and S of highway 47.

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8 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0292210003
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadet,_MO
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