Mine detail: Batesville District

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Location

Lat / long:

35.86676, -91.73347

Resource(M)

Primary:	Manganese
Tertiary:	Iron
Ore:	Braunite, Hausmannite, Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Rhodochrosite, Wad
Gangue:	Barite, Calcite, Fluorite, Galena, Gypsum, Pyrite
Orebody form:	BLANKET
Discovery year:	1849

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Stratiform
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	MOSTLY IN TWO PERIODS: 1885-1898 AND 1915-1953.
First production started:	1849
Last production ended:	1953

Geology

Host rock:	Fernvale Limestone;Cason Shale
Host type:	Shale,Limestone
Structure:	Folding Is Aligned Ne And Major Faults Trend E-W, Minor Faults And Folds; Beds Are Near Horizontal; Unmetamorphosed.
Tectonic:	Epicontinental Sag Basin
Alteration processes:	Oxidation (Hypogene)

References

MRDS	AD00322
DEP	10003927
Reference	{Deposit:: STROUD, R.B., KLINE, H.D., BROWN, W.F. AND RYAN, J.P., 1981, MANGANESE REOURCES OF THE BATESVILLE DISTRICT, ARKANSAS. ARKANSAS GEOLOGICAL COMMISSION, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 27, 146 PP.}{Deposit:: MISER, H.D., 1941, MANGANESE CARBONATE IN THE BATESVILLE DISTRICT, ARKANSAS. U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN, 921-A, 97 PP.}{Production:: STROUD, ET AL, 1981}
Reporter	Bolton, Barrie R.