Post Boy Mine, Zinc Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USAi
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Post Boy Mine | Mine |
Zinc Mining District | Mining District |
Marion County | County |
Arkansas | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 17' 45'' North , 92° 53' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Zinc | 104 (2017) | 2.3km |
Pyatt | 216 (2017) | 7.0km |
Bergman | 448 (2017) | 10.6km |
South Lead Hill | 102 (2017) | 11.1km |
Lead Hill | 274 (2017) | 13.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Ozark Earth Science Gem, Mineral & Fossil Club | Mountain Home, Arkansas | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
18918
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18918:8
GUID (UUID V4):
38228b15-cfcd-4c5d-9f81-d1a53ef237f1
A zinc mine located in western Marion Co. Operated during WWI. Ore is in fractured Everton Dolomite.
Alteration: Solution Cavities Made By Weathering Of Sphalerite Crystals
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 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
Geology: Hemimorphite lines most of the small cavities within the rock containing sphalerite and is generally disseminated through the spongy, siliceous cream-colored rock.
Rock formation(s): St. Joe Marble
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O References: |
ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 References: |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10096598 |
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