Missouri · Clark · Ready
Sheffler Rock Shop & Geode Mine
Sheffler Rock Shop & Geode Mine is a Ready rockhounding record in Clark, Missouri. The recorded activity or material is Keokuk-area geodes with quartz/calcite and related cavity minerals. The recorded manager or operating context is Private fee-dig operator. Ready means the current evidence supports the modeled activity, but visitors should still recheck current posted rules, closures, hours, fees, claims, collecting limits and site-specific notices before travel.
What is Sheffler Rock Shop & Geode Mine?
Sheffler Rock Shop & Geode Mine is a Ready rockhounding record in Clark, Missouri. The recorded activity or material is Keokuk-area geodes with quartz/calcite and related cavity minerals. The recorded manager or operating context is Private fee-dig operator.
What rocks, minerals, fossils or collecting interests are associated with it?
The record lists Keokuk-area geodes with quartz/calcite and related cavity minerals. This description is tied to this atlas entry and should be read together with the access status below.
Can I collect at Sheffler Rock Shop & Geode Mine?
Ready. Current operator page expressly offers geode digging by appointment at Alexandria, Missouri, states the current paid dig quantity, and provides visitor/tool rules. Program authority is confined to the operator mine footprint and appointment.
Ready means the current evidence supports the modeled activity, but visitors should still recheck current posted rules, closures, hours, fees, claims, collecting limits and site-specific notices before travel.
Where is this record located?
Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Sheffler Rock Shop & Geode Mine. The destination is a travel reference, not a specimen-level promise or a substitute for current access rules.
Recorded destination: 26880 Outer Road 27, Alexandria, MO 63430
Who manages the place or provides the evidence context?
The recorded manager or context is Private fee-dig operator.
What evidence supports this status?
The record was last reviewed on 2026-08-20. Evidence and management context: Private fee-dig operator. Current named collecting program passes authority, footprint, access, closure, rights and current-source gates; exact specimen coordinates remain suppressed. Program or rule context: PRIVATE_FEE_GEODE_DIG_CURRENT_OPERATOR.
Program or rule context: PRIVATE_FEE_GEODE_DIG_CURRENT_OPERATOR
How precise is the map marker?
Navigation uses the recorded public destination or address for Sheffler Rock Shop & Geode Mine. The destination is a travel reference, not a specimen-level promise or a substitute for current access rules.
What should I verify before going?
- Current land ownership and the exact parcel or managed activity footprint.
- Posted closures, seasonal restrictions, opening hours, fees and permit requirements.
- Mining claims, mineral rights, private-property boundaries and road or trail access.
- Whether the material and collecting method you intend to use are actually allowed.
- Current safety conditions, including weather, fire, water, tides, unstable workings, traffic and other site-specific hazards.
When was this information last checked?
The recorded review date is August 20, 2026. Treat that date as the evidence snapshot used for this classification. Conditions can change after review, so field decisions should use the newest posted rules and manager information.
Is a map pin the same as collecting permission?
No. A map pin answers a navigation or geographic-context question. The status and evidence answer the permission question. Exact coordinates, public destination addresses and approximate county or regional context are deliberately kept separate so geographic precision is not confused with legal authority.