St. Louis and Spergen limestones, St. Louis County, Missouri, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| St. Louis and Spergen limestones | Formation |
| St. Louis County | County |
| Missouri | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° North , 90° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~35km
Type:
Age:
330.9 ± 0.2 to 323.2 ± 0.4 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
44235
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44235:1
GUID (UUID V4):
5fd29058-4fd1-400b-a0a7-8ede2c0ad993
Throughout county and city
Meramec Series
St. Louis Limestone- limestone and dolomite, sandstone locally predominant; locally contains chert.
Spergen Formation- sandy micaceous dolomite.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities12 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ 'Garnierite' ? |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Honessite Formula: (Ni1-xFe3+x)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| ⓘ Pecoraite Formula: Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Honessite | 7.DD.35 | (Ni1-xFe3+x)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Pecoraite | 9.ED.15 | Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Garnierite' ? | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Honessite | (Ni1-xFex3+)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Pecoraite | Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Honessite | (Ni1-xFex3+)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Pecoraite | Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Pecoraite | Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Honessite | (Ni1-xFex3+)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Honessite | (Ni1-xFex3+)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Honessite | (Ni1-xFex3+)(OH)2[SO4]x/2 · nH2O |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Ni | ⓘ Pecoraite | Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Localities in this Region
- Missouri
- St. Louis County
- St. Louis and Spergen limestones
- St. Louis County
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Illinois BasinBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
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Meramec Highlands Quarry, St. Louis and Spergen limestones, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA