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Sheahan Granite Quarry

Past Producer in Iron county in Missouri, United States with commodities Stone, Dimension, Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10195882
MAS/MILS ID 0290930002
Record type Site
Current site name Sheahan Granite Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.68231, 37.66896 (WGS84)
Elevation 378
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Graniteville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Farmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper St. Francis(hydrologic unit)

St. Francis(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-St. Francis(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Iron

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Mica Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Topaz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.68231, 37.66896
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65E
    Dip 60N
    Length 3M
    Width 0.5M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip N65E:60N
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780622

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1888
Year of first production 1888

Mining district

District name Graniteville

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Heyward Granite Co
    Interest 100
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1976

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Hite, Alan G. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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