Missouri Geodes

Producer in Marion county in Missouri, United States with commodity Gemstone
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10269834
MAS/MILS ID 0291270060
Record type Site
Current site name Missouri Geodes

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -91.40014, 39.65003 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ralls(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hannibal West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Quincy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Quincy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salt(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Marion

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -91.40014, 39.65003

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1967

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Betty Sheffler
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NE CORNER OF TRISTATE AREA, NEAR HANNIBAL MISSOURI. *WORKED 9 MONTHS A YEAR. *MINES GEODES AND FOSSILS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-SEP-95 Kraemer, Sandra R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.