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Aurora Mining District, Lawrence County, Missouri, USAi
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Aurora Mining District mines

Aurora Mining District, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
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View of a zinc mine near Aurora, ca. 1905.

Aurora Mining District, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
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Big Bonanza Mine

Big Bonanza Mine, Aurora Mining District, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
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Aurora Mining District mines

Aurora Mining District, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
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View of a zinc mine near Aurora, ca. 1905.

Aurora Mining District, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
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Big Bonanza Mine

Big Bonanza Mine, Aurora Mining District, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
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Aurora Mining District mines

Aurora Mining District, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
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View of a zinc mine near Aurora, ca. 1905.

Aurora Mining District, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
Type:
Mining District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Aurora7,477 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
8516
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8516:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Pb-Zn mining area.

Geographically the town of Aurora is located 50 miles due east from Joplin, on the main line of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway. Mining operations were commenced in a small way in 1886 on a surface deposit or croppings of a decomposed carbonate of lead called 'drybone'. These deposits were first mined by stripping the ground and sinking shallow pits, which eventually uncovered galena. This work attracted miners and prospectors, and large deposits of calimine — zinc silicate — were found and opened. As depth was gained on the silicate deposits zinc blende was found. The mines as now developed cover an area of about two miles long by one and a half miles wide. All of the mines are operated on the royalty plan excepting the St. Louis & Aurora Mining Company, who own and operate their own land. This property is under the management of Mr. L. W. Hubbell, and is located at the extreme east boundary of the district.

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10 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
References:
Dana 6:1083.
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
References:
Dana 6:1083.
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Greenockite
Formula: CdS
ⓘ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGreenockite2.CB.45CdS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GreenockiteCdS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CdCadmium
Cdⓘ GreenockiteCdS
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

USGS MRDS ID #K003368.
Dana, Edward Salisbury; Dana, James Dwight (1892) A System of Mineralogy (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Winslow, A. (1894) Lead and Zinc Deposits. Missouri Geological Survey, vol. 6-7, 763 pages, 524, 613-620.
[1]Holibaugh, John R. (1895) The Lead And Zinc Mining Industry of Southwest Missouri And Southeast Kansas. New York and London: The Scientific Publishing Company.
Howe, W.B., Koenig (1961) The Stratigraphic Succession in Missouri: Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Vol XL. 2nd Series.
McKnight, E.T., Newman, W.L., Heyl, A.V., Jr. (compilers) (1962) Zinc in the United States, Exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii, USGS Mineral Investigative Resource Map MR-19, Separate text, 18 pages.
Barks, J.H., Mesko, T.O., Bohm, R.A., Meier, D.H., Williams, J.H. (1983) Geology, Water Movement, and Sediment Characteristics of the Spring River Upstream from La Russell, Southwestern Missouri. Missouri Division of Geology and Land Survey Open-File Report 83-21-WR, 33 pages, 7 maps.
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.
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