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Stratigraphic-- Cambrian<br />Sulfides<br />Lamotte Sandstone (Mo.)</p>

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Sedimentary Features And Geochemistry Of The Sulphide Facies In The Transition Between The Lamotte Sandstone And The Bonneterre Formation In The Fredericktown Area, Madison County, Missouri, Farouk El Baz Jan 1961

Sedimentary Features And Geochemistry Of The Sulphide Facies In The Transition Between The Lamotte Sandstone And The Bonneterre Formation In The Fredericktown Area, Madison County, Missouri, Farouk El Baz

Masters Theses

"SCOPE AND PURPOSE The Lead Belt area of southeast Missouri, which is nearly 40 km. long and 10 km. wide, is considered, at the present time, the most important lead district in the world. Lead has been mined in this area by the natives prior to 1720, and almost continuously up to the present day. A variety of sulphides are mined from different places in the district.

The sulphide deposits in the Lead Belt are considered to be typical examples of the Mississippi Valley Type Deposits, which are distributed all over the world. As in practically all the Mississippi Valley …

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