Mine detail: Arkansas Quicksilver District Report

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Location: Sevier, Clark, Pike County, Arkansas, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.10013, -93.7002
dep_id: 60000974
mrds_id: M055045
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Minor mineral: Antimony
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: CAVITY FILLING, FRACTURE COATING, DISSEMINATED
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
alteration: ARGILLIC ALTERATION
ore_ctrl: FAULT INTERSECTIONS, SHARP FOLDS, AND INTERSECTIONS OF SANDSTONE BEDS WITH MAIN FAULT ZONE ARE FAVORABLE STRUCTURES.
Structure: STEEP REGIONAL S DIP TO CARBONIFEROUS FORMATIONS. OVERTHRUST BLOCK CUT BY NE TEAR FAULTS, BEDDING PLANE FAULTS, AND N-S FAULTS WITH WEST SIDE MOVING RELATIVELY NORTH. TWO TYPES OF SMALL FOLDS FORMED BY E-W COMPRESSION. ; REG.TRENDS: THRUST FAULTING FROM S IN LATE PALEOZOIC.
dy_ba: >
disc_yr: 1930
References:
  • BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
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