Mine detail: Big Elephant

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Location

Lat / long:

36.35178, -92.71767

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc
Ore:	Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Smithsonite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Quartzite,Dolomite,Chert
Structure:	Chert Ledge 30 Feet Wide May Be Related To Ore Deposition
Alteration processes:	Dissolved Crystal Cavities In Lower Cut, Plus Quantity Of Smithsonite

References

MRDS	W032558
DEP	10081009
Reference	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. 103 USGS RESTON (241) AR5 (PERTINENT MAP IS THE YELLVILLE SHEET IN THIS BOOK.
Reporter	Wright, Noel J. (Calkins, James A.)