Humphrey No. 34 Mine (Hill 34 Mine; Mercury Mining Corp. Mine), Clark County, Arkansas, USAi
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Humphrey No. 34 Mine (Hill 34 Mine; Mercury Mining Corp. Mine) | Mine |
Clark County | County |
Arkansas | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 9' 43'' North , 93° 23' 42'' West
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Ref.: Rocks & Min.:63:107; Clardy & Bush(1976). A mercury mine located on the East side of the Antoine River. Features shafts, cuts & pits. Ore is mineralized Jackfork Sandstone. Started 1934 and closed 1941.
Structure: Amity Fault On North, Thrust Fault On South. Thrust Faults, N-S Tear Faults, And Two Fold Systems ; Reg.Trends: Thrust Faults From S In Late Paleozoic
Deposit: Ore is disseminated in sandstone.
Geology: Geol.desc: carboniferous formations dip S and are deformed by thrust faults, tear faults, bedding plane faults, and folds
Rock formation(s): Jackfork Sandstone, Sandstone
Ore(s): Cinnabar Located In Fractures In Sandstone
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calomel Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia |
ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS Description: Occurs in mineralized Jackfork Sandstone. Reference: Rocks & Min.:63:107; Clardy & Bush(1976). |
ⓘ Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Description: Occurs in mineralized Jackfork Sandstone. Reference: Rocks & Min.:63:107; Clardy & Bush(1976). |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Description: Occurs in mineralized Jackfork Sandstone. Reference: Rocks & Min.:63:107; Clardy & Bush(1976). |
ⓘ Metacinnabar Formula: HgS Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs in mineralized Jackfork Sandstone. Reference: Rocks & Min.:63:107; Clardy & Bush(1976). |
ⓘ 'Stibiconite' Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia |
ⓘ Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System :U.S. Geological Survey,Reston, Virginia |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
ⓘ | Metacinnabar | 2.CB.05a | HgS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Calomel | 3.AA.30 | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 'Stibiconite' | 4.DH.20 | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Hg | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
Hg | ⓘ Metacinnabar | HgS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Reed and Wells, (1938), USGS BULL. 886-C
Clardy, B.F., and Bush, W.V., (1976), Mercury district of southwest Arkansas: Arkansas Geological Commission Information Circular 23, 57 p.
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