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Selenite from
St. Francisville, Clark County, Missouri, USA


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Gypsum var: Selenite
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Selenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view St. Francisville, Clark County, Missouri, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:138535
Long-form Identifier:1:3:138535:9
GUID (UUID V4):b8e0174c-ea3e-4caa-832c-98a76b0e95d4
Nearest other occurrences of Selenite
19.7km (12.2 miles) Gray Quarry, Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) Jacob's Geode Mine, Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
road cut along old IN-37, near Harrodsburg, Monroe County, Indiana. Note the semispherical opening, lower...and the Warsaw Formation in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. Geodes occur primarily in limestones that can...from a commercial geode mine at St. Francisville, Clark County, Missouri. This specimen appeared on the...quartz geode, from a locality near Revere, Clark County, Missouri. Cincinnati Museum Center specimen (No...Sheffler’s geode mine, near Alexandria, Clark County, Missouri. Fred and Sue Keitel specimen, Terry Huizing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GEODE F I E L D T R I P S T O ST. F R A N C I S V I L L E , MO., A N D GEODE M I N E K E O K U K , I... geodes acquired ownership of the famous St. Francisville geode mine for the purpose of opening the...permitted the oppor­ tunity of digging the classic St. Francis­ ville geodes. Even though the mine is open...cost to the participants. The geodes from St. Francisville are known the world over as the finest specimens...barrel calcite crystals on smoky quartz-lined geodes. St. Francis­ ville is also the only known location to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SHERWOOD 106A East 25th, P. 0. Box 436 Oak Grove, Missouri 64075-0436 Downloaded by [Brown University Library]...549 Aqua Ridge Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63129-2704 Figure 1. Counties in Missouri. N o comprehensive...comprehensive list of Missouri mineral occurrences has been published since Leonhard (1 882), updated by Wheeler...found in Missouri; two of these, fletcherite and starkeyite, were first described from Missouri mines....location a~ included at the end of each entry. Adair County Chariton River (40-04-05N 92-4 I -23W). septarian
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate;  N
Book (volume)
specific locations in Idaho, lowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, — ; Oregon...NORTHWESTERN QUANDRANT Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South...Northwestern Quadrant Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South...Location Numbers Idaho lowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon South Dakota...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible
Book
tourmaline crystals from various mines in San Diego County, California are often found distinctively zoned...polished “egg” from the Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California. The scenic features are simply the...crystal-lined pocket, or vug, ina mine at Tintic, Juab County, Utah in the late thirties. It is a choice specimen...Switzerland; stibnite in quartz, Manhattan, Nye County, Nevada. Inclusion specimens may be very attractive...Montana. C-8. The small Apex mine, near St. George, Washington County, Utah, has produced some of the world’s
Book (volume)
Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginja...exclusively i.n the Blue Ridge Mountains of Mitchell County, North Carolina, to be true hiddenite. Preface...discounts for senior . Directions: Anniston, in Calhoun County, is 60 miles northea t of Birmingham and 80 miles...pine-covered acres along the banks of the Little Missouri River. The first diamond was found in ] 906; the...its way through the woods to the scenic little Missouri River.This provides a relaxing!-hour hike over
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Report (issue)
wooly-like halotrichite crystals. 31 8) A. Selenite crystals showing penetration and contact (fishtail)...(fishtail) twins ... B. Network of tiny, prismatic selenite crystals. C. Massive rock gypsum and incorporated...... B. Nodule of "coldwater agate" from Benton County showing gray and white chalcedony and crystalline...made from "coldwater agate" material of Keokuk County..................................................Another variation of "coldwater agate" from Keokuk County. C. Quartz geode. D. Doubly terminated quartz crystals
Book (volume)
NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South...volumes, through very precise directions and accurate county maps, to get you to the best and most accessible...for the county in which it is located. This site number also appears under the given county in the text...the heading of Arizona, on the map of Maricopa County, the site x How to Use This Book indicated...21, corresponds to the number on the cor- rect county map; in the directions, the first portion—Tonropah
Book
PUBLIC LIBRARY Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 833 00476 9409 j552...can find trilobites. The mountain of bugs in Juab County, Utah, is one of the best. To find a trilobite...anyone who wanted to could just go to Emerald Creek in St. Joe National Forest, Idaho, to hunt for these prized...October. Write in advance to the St. Maries Ranger Station, P.O. Box 407, St. Maries, Idaho 83861, for your...that has been locked in for 300 million years. Missouri and Illinois are other states known for their
Journal (issue)
Mrs . G. E. lee. Treasurer (NFMS) 704 S. W . 31st St .. Pendleton. Oregon 97801 AND MINERALS The Leading...ifornia 91002 Kenneth V. Zahn (EFMS) 4727 N. 24th St. Arlington. Virginia 22207 EDITOR and PUBLISHER...775 39th St., Richmond, Calif. 94805 Claude Schepers. Second Vice-President 17065 Bircher St., Granada...Montana 59420 Glenn lee, Vice-President 704 S. W. 31st St .. Pendleton, Oreg. 97801 HOW-TO-DO Cab of the Month...Park, N.J. 07682 4 Factory Address: 17•25 Camden St. Paterson, N.J. 07503 Be sure to mention GEMS AN
Journal (issue)
IIIEffllT ~ . -,-U-----••· ~ LI I , - II.. ..... ST-flawless welsfll na at feast 5 carats ... so; MtM-1...84006 Mrs. G. E. lee, Treasurer (NFMS) 704 S. W. 31st St., Pendleton, Oregon 97801 AND MINERALS The Leading...California 9100:.> Kenneth V. Zahn (EFMS) 4727 N. 24th St. Arlington, Virginia 22207 Office: 1797 Capri Ave...775 39th St.. Richmond, Calif. 94805 Claude Schepers, Second Vice-President 17065 Bircher St. , Granada...Montana 59420 Glenn lee, Vice-President 704 S. W. 31st St.. Pendleton , Oreg. 97801 Mrs. Laverne Williams,
Book (volume)
Published by Hobbit Press 2435 Union Road St. Louis, Missouri 63125 first printing December, 1996 ii.............................................255 Missouri................................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ..........................................
Journal (issue)
V975-750 Y975-IOO 5 mm 6 mm 7 mm 71/2 mm 8 mm - ST. .., . .. . . ,~ LOO ct. ······················...PURPLE M961 'i PURPLE I n•:,: ST-fl I wei&hina at lent 7 carats p AMETH~ST weiahin& at least 8 carats 1...84006 Mrs. G. E. Lee, Treasurer (NFMS) 704 S. W. 31st St., Pendleton, Oregon 97801 AND MINERALS The Leading...California 9100:.> Kenneth V. Zahn (EFMS) 4727 N. 24th St. Arlington, Virginia 22207 Office: 1797 Capri Ave...ns 39th St., Richmond, Calif. 94805 Claude Schapers, Second Vice-President 17065 Bircher St., Granada
Book
HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...may be able to buy specimens. map of Keweenaw County. Mich- Part of the U.S. Geological Survey topographic...angle bases. They are ornaments of any collection. Selenite Lancehead or swallowtail twin enite, calcium...reward them break can be packed in plastic bags. Selenite crystals should be packed individually because
Journal (issue)
f 111 sizes if you wish to We will ~repare a lth,st t othese are scarce would be send tor 1t. To say...car1ts ·-···-·1•111 M~ Select piece w11ghin1 at I st 8 ts ·········.2.45 Each piece above is hirh ly selectedea...:rn:YST-Flawless welehina at least 6 carats ... M964-2 PURPL ST-Fl less weiahina at least 7 carats ... • M964-3 PURPLE...Mrs. G. E. Lee , Treasurer (NFMS) 704 S. W. 31st St., Pendleton, Oregon 97801 The Leading GEM and MINERAL...California 91002 Kenneth V. Zahn (EFMS) 4727 N. 24th St. Arlington, Virg inia 22207 EDITOR and PUBLISHER
Journal (issue)
bl tamP" . ....ion You m•Y _, r -•- i 1flSP"':" · st III returned as ,•te for cabothon !Aatlf\ll IIIU...$36.00 FAtE Im STONES!... fflS-500 5 mm - 1 00 d ST.,., a• m UM'ft ta. S2t.50 ea $35.95 Y975-600 6...84006 Mrs. G. E. Lee, Treasurer (NFMS) 704 S. W. 31st St., Pendleton, Oregon 97801 M . I N E R: A L S AND...California 91 002 Kenneth V. Zahn (EFMS) 4727 N. 24th St. Arli ngton. Virgini a 22207 EDITOR and PUBLISHER...775 39th St., Richmond, Calif . 94805 Claude Schepers, Second Vice-President 17065 Bircher St., Granada
Journal (issue)
AT ONLY ...........................101 per carat ST-NDAID 1111 111ffl - Faceted stones cut by skilled...least 3.25 carat ...... ..... 1:50 5.&0 1 60 3 50 st M963-11 Pink Tourmali.ne al lea · re::a'supe;b· material...84006 Mrs. G. E. Lee, Treasurer (NFMS) 704 S. W. 31st St .. Pendleton, Oregon 97801 Regional Vice-Presi dents...California 9100;> Kenneth V. Zahn (EFMS) 4727 N. 24th St. Arl ington. Virg inia 22207 AND MINERALS The...775 39th St .• Richmond, Callf. 94805 Claude Schepers. Fi rst Vice-President 17065 Bircher St., Granada
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...From such formations come the sapphires in the Missouri River near Helena, Montana, and the star rocks...North Carolina. in the U. S. can be found the Missouri River below Helena, SAPPHIRES in Montana, and...pink hue (right) from the Sunnyside Mine, San Juan County, Colorado. MOTTLED AGATE from Chihuahua, Mexico...usually veined with black. This is from Siskiyou County, California. z'^m-: LABRADORITE, the feldspar
Journal (issue)
.......... .,, M9614 Select piece weiohin o at I st 6 · ..... I.ZS ......,. 5 SeJ.,.. · •• • ea ct rats...6 caratst : : M964-Z ST-Fl less wei&hin1 at least 7 cara s M964-3 PURPLE AM~~ST-Fl:: iess wei&hi n& at...84006 Mrs. G. E. lee, Treasurer (NFMS) 704 S. W. 31st St.. Pendleton, Oregon 97801 MINERALS AND The Leading...Californi a 91002 Kenneth V. Zahn (EFMS) 4727 N. 24th St. Arlington, Virg inia 22207 EDITOR and PUBLISHER...775 39th St .. Richmond, Calif. 94805 Cleude Schepers, Second Vice-President 17065 Bircher St. , Granada
Journal (issue)
piece welahina t I st 6 ts .........L25 : : : : SeSe,lectect P!ece wei&hlna r:!st 7 :::~ ·· . prece we1ahin1...84006 Mrs. G. E. lee, Treasurer (NFMS) 704 S. W. 31st St., Pendleton. Oregon 97801 AND MINERALS The Leading...California 91002 Kenneth V. Zahn (EFMS) 4727 N. 24th St. Arlington, Virginia 22207 Office: 1797 Capri Ave...775 39th St., Richmond. Calif. 94805 Claude Schapers, Second Vice-President 17065 Bircher St., Grenada...HOW-TO-DO Glenn Lee, Vice-President 704 S. W. 31st St .• Pendleton, Oreg. 97801 Three Secrets of Gemstone
Book
Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...D. Richerson, A. J. Regis: New minerals from Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec 2: 141-142 AJO Famous mineral localities:...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73...ALICE GLORY HOLE The Alice glory hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado (by T. A. Hanson & W. B. Craft) 18:185187...--and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE MYERS --and
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...From such formations come the sapphires in the Missouri River near Helena, Montana, and the star garnets...corners of the claimed area, and filing in the county land agent's office. In addition he has to show...called bediasites from Bedias, a town in Grimes county. Gold is a subject by itself, but because the gem...prisms Pegmatite and schist; limestone Also called St. Stephen's stone and Igneous rocks and in gravel
 
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