Mine detail: Parker Hill Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

34.16569, -93.72659

Resource(M)

Primary:	Mercury, Antimony
Ore:	Calomel, Cinnabar, Metacinnabar, Stibiconite, Stibnite
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1931

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Stanley Shale, Sandstone & Shale;Gap Ridge Sandstone Member, Sandstone
Host type:	Sandstone
Structure:	Thrust Faults, N-S Tear Faults, And Two Fold Systems ; Reg.Trends: Thrust Faults From S In Late Paleozoic, Folds And Tear Faults
Alteration processes:	Argillic Alteration

References

MRDS	M055077
DEP	10040354
Reference	{Deposit:: USGS, 1937, BULL. 886-C}{Deposit:: USGS, 1942, BULL. 936-H}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES}{Deposit:: CHESTER, J.W., 1965, MERCURY IN ARKANSAS: USBM IC 8252}
Reporter	Bergquist, Joel R.