Diaspore Boulder - Mexico, Missouri
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BruceS
N 39° 10.123 W 091° 53.410
15S E 595874 N 4336086
Diapore boulder on display on the grounds of the Audrain County Historical Society which also houses the Firebrick Museum in Mexico, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMHXG0
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2013
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Text of plaque:
Diaspore Boulder
Weight 10,400 lbs
This is the largest "surface boulder" of diaspore found in the Missouri Diaspore Fields lying south of the Missouri River. - It was taken from a diaspore pit near Aud, Osage County, Missouri, in 1926. - Diaspore is a high alumina clay with a occurring in this form fusion point above 3300° F. - Chemically it consists mainly of alumina and water, diaspore is a raw material or clay from which A.P. Green high alumina super refractories are made.
Type of Display: Geological
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