| Deposit ID | 10090802 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D005037 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sneathen and Company Land No. 1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -91.58014, 37.10868 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shannon(county)
Missouri(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jam Up Cave(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Spring Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Current(hydrologic unit)
Upper White(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper White(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Missouri | Wayne |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 028N | 006E | 08 | SW | Missouri |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| (1) | -91.58014, 37.10868 |
|---|
| General form | BOULDERS |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Southeast Missouri District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D005037 |
CRANE, G.W., 1912 THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI, MISSOURI BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 2D SER., V. 10, P. 382
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS MAIN BODY OF ORE COVERS NEARLY AN ACRE OF LAND AND THE AREA IS MADE UP OF ALMOST ENTIRELY LIMONITE, ABOUT 50 YARDS FURTHER EAST, ALONG A RIDGE, A SMALLER AREA OF SIMILAR ORE OCCURS. MUCH OF THE ORE IS GOOD QUALITY. LIMONITE OCCURS AS COATINGS, THIN LAYERS, AND PSEUDOMORPHS. SOME FRAGMENTS CONTAIN FINE GRAINS OF SAND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1980 | Schneider, Norma J | U.S. Geological Survey |
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