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Mine à Breton (Mine à Burton), McArthur mines, Potosi Barite Mining District, Washington County, Missouri, USAi
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Mine à Breton (Mine à Burton)Mine
McArthur minesMine
Potosi Barite Mining DistrictMining District
Washington CountyCounty
MissouriState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 56' 7'' North , 90° 47' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.93542,-90.78842
GeoHash:
G#: 9yxry1cvu
GRN:
N26W52
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Potosi2,640 (2017)0.1km
Mineral Point347 (2017)5.7km
Terre du Lac2,320 (2017)14.5km
Irondale445 (2017)15.0km
Frankclay221 (2017)17.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Mineral Area Gem & Mineral SocietyPark Hills, Missouri27km
Mindat Locality ID:
44444
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44444:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Now part of Potosi.

Discovered about 1773 by Francois Azor dit Breton (1710-1821), a native of Brittany, while on a hunt. The dates 1760 and 1763 are also given for the discovery; but ... the exact date would be difficult to ascertain, since Breton himself could not do so. The spelling Mine a Burton is sometimes used. The settlement which sprang up around the mine became known as Mine a Breton. It is now a part of Potosi, south of the courthouse. Until Potosi was founded and made the county seat on February 26, 1814, Mine a Breton was the county seat. Francois Azor dit Breton, for whom the mine and settlement were named, had his "by-name" from the province of France where he was born: Breton is the French term for an inhabitant of Brittany. He served under Marshall Saxe at the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745, where the British were defeated. Later he came to America, and was present at Braddock's defeat in 1755. He settled in Missouri at Ste. Genevieve.

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

[1]Zimmer, Gertrude M. (1944), Place Names of Five Southeast Counties of Missouri, M.A. thesis, University of Missouri-Columbia.
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