Mine detail: Big Star Mine

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Location: Marion County, Arkansas, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.35147, -92.66267
dep_id: 10081005
mrds_id: W032552
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Sphalerite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
ore_ctrl: In Small Cavities, Up To Forty Per Square Foot.
Reporter: Wright, Noel J. (Calkins, James A.)
hrock_type: Dolomite
References:
  • ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ARKANSAS FOR 1892 (PUB. DEC, 1900), VOL V: THE ZN AND PB REGION OF NORTH ARK., BY STATE GEOLOGIST JOHN C. BRANNER, P. 98 USGS RESTON (241) AR5 (AND THE YELLVILLE SHEET IN THIS BOOK.
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