| Deposit ID | 10096596 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032567 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Wood Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -92.74961, 36.28759 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 244 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 5.2 MILES N.NW OF YELLVILLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Marion(county)
Arkansas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cotter SW(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 | 17W | 13 | SW4 | Arkansas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | GALENA WAS REPORTED TO CONTAIN 1.67 OUNCES OF SILVER TO THE TON BY A SAMPLE ANALYSIS. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Calciferous Series | ||||
| Rock description | Calciferous Series | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -92.74961, 36.28759 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR, LODE-LIKE |
|---|---|
| Plunge direction | OR STREAK |
| 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 | W032567 |
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. 111, 112 USGS RESTON (241) AR5
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE "MAIN VEIN WAS DESCRIBED AS RUNNING NORTH 30 DEGREES EAST. SMITHSONITE AT THE MINE WAS OF A BROWNISH-WHITE COLOR, PROBABLY DUE TO IRON IMPURITIES |
| Deposit | OWENS ENTHUSIASTICALLY REPORTED THIS AS "THE RICHEST AND BEST LOCALITY OF THESE ZINC ORES THAT HAS YET BEEN EXAMINED IN THIS COUNTRY." HE REFERS TO VEINS OF ZINC ORES SANDWICHED BY "WELL DEFINED WALLS OF ROCK, WHICH MAY BE THE ORE HORIZON, AND SAYS THAT IT CONTAINS BOTH THE CARBONATE AND THE SULPHURET OF ZINC. ; 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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