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Hematite from
Shepherd Mountain, Iron County, Missouri, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Ferro-actinolite1
Chlorite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shepherd Mountain, Iron County, Missouri, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:208145
Long-form Identifier:1:3:208145:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
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
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘCedar Hill Mine (Cedar Mountain Mine), Iron County, Missouri, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘCrane Mountain South, Iron County, Missouri, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘRussell Mountain Mine, Russell Mountain, Iron County, Missouri, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘSheahan Quarry, Graniteville, Iron County, Missouri, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘSchnieder Quarry (Schnieder Granite Quarry), Graniteville, Iron County, Missouri, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘCuthbertson Mountain Mine (Marble Creek), 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
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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