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Glen Park quarry

Missouri
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Glen Park quarry

Glen Park quarry is a fossil collection site in Missouri, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Cape Limestone, dated to the Edenian to Maysvillian (451–449.6 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet and the tectonic setting is cratonic basin. Documented finds include Plaesiomys bellistriatus.

Geologic setting

Formation
Cape Limestone
Geologic interval
Edenian to Maysvillian
Age
451–449.6 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Tectonic setting
cratonic basin
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

riverfront, Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Fossils found here

Plaesiomys bellistriatus
Rhynchonellata · Plaesiomyidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 192100 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Glen Park quarry?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at Glen Park quarry?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 244.5 kg iron meteorite was found at St. Genevieve County in 1888, 27 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.