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Inman Soapstone Prospect

Prospect in Saline county in Arkansas, United States with commodities Nickel, Talc-Soapstone
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10235479
MAS/MILS ID 0051250012
Record type Site
Current site name Inman Soapstone Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -92.57097, 34.73012 (WGS84)
Elevation 171
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saline(county)

Arkansas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Congo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Little Rock(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Little Rock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Arkansas-Maumelle(hydrologic unit)

Lower Arkansas-Fourche La Fave(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Arkansas(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arkansas Saline

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Talc-Soapstone Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Serpentine Unknown
Soapstone Unknown
Talc Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -92.57097, 34.73012
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 OTHER
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Comments on the geologic information

  • NICKEL FOUND AS A MINOR OCCURRENCE IN SULFIDES (PYRRHOTITE A PYRITE) AND IN SILICATE (SERPENTINE). NICKEL DERIVED FROM VINE, PRESENT IN ORIGINAL ULTRABASIC INTRUSIVE, DURING SERPENTIZATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STERLING, P J, AND CHARLES STONE, 1961, NICKEL OCCURRENCES I

  • Deposit

    STONE DEPOSITS, SALINE CO, ARK. ECON. GEOL. V 56, R 1, PP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Hite, Alan G. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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