| Deposit ID | 10096598 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032574 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Post Boy |
| Geographic coordinates: | -92.89185, 36.29591 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 305 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.4 MILES NE OF ZINC |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boone(county)
Arkansas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Zinc(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bull Shoals Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Harrison(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bull Shoals Lake(hydrologic unit)
Upper White(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper White(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arkansas | Marion |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 19N | 18W | 15 | NW4 OF SW4 | Arkansas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hemimorphite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | DARK RED TALLOW CLAY: SIO2, 40.91 |
|---|---|
| Result | AL2O3, 9.33 |
| Result | ZNO, 34.79 (EQUIV TO 27.91 METAL. ZINC) |
| Result | FE2O3, 2.25 |
| Result | FEO, 0.52, CAO, 3.42 |
| Result | MGO |
| Result | 0.48 |
| Result | NA2O, .42 |
| Result | H2O, 9.02% TOTAL, 101.14. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | St. Joe Marble | ||
| Rock description | St. Joe Marble | ||
| |||
| (1) | Boone Formation |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR WITHIN HORIZON OF BRECCIATION |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | North Arkansas Zinc Region |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032574 |
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. 120 USGS RESTON (241) AR5 (& YELLVILLE SHEET IN THAT BOOK)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE UPPER SURFACE OF THESE DEPOSITS MAY REPRESENT THE LOWER GROUND WATER LEVEL AT THE TIME OF DEPOSITION, IF THEY ARE CLASSIC MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE DEPOSITS |
| Deposit | CAVITIES ARE UP TO AN INCH OR MORE IN DIAMETER & HAVE SPHALERITE CRYSTAL-FACE IMPRESSIONS THE ST. JOE BEDS CROP OUT BELOW THE CUT, SHOWING THAT THE MINERALIZATION IS NOT CONFINED TO THE BEDS AS MUCH AS 100 FEET LOWER, BUT INSTEAD THAT IT MUST HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT A RELATIVELY HORIZONTAL HORIZON WITHOUT RESPECT TO THE FORMATIONS PRESENT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1982 | Wright, Noel J. (Calkins, James A.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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