 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Rush Creek Mining District MARION COUNTY, ARKANSAS A Synoptic View Situated in a part of the Ozarks along...the Rush district are rediscovered by newcomers each tourist season. J. MICHAEL HOWARD Arkansas Geological...Commission 3815 W . Roosevelt Road Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 Service; this area was entered on the National...is hoped that histori cal evidence relating to mining will now be preserved for the interest and education...prospects in northern Arkan sas, the Rush Creek mining district is recognized as the most important zinc-producing |  | | Report (issue) | | 400 Foot Level, Kelly Mine, Magdalena District Socorro County, New Mexico Steve Neely collection (ex...978-0-9790998-6-1 Publisher Lithographie, LLC Denver, Colorado, USA Design and Layout Gloria Staebler Gunther Neumeier...Lithographie, LLC P.O. Box 11613 • Denver, C O 80211 • USA Phone 1.303.495.5521 • Fax 1.303.482.1238 www.lithographie...bibliophile interested in mineralogy, crystallography and mining history and collects wood crystal models. Paul...smithsonite colored yellow by inclusions of greenockite (Dana, 1892). Mixtures of smithsonite and other |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | smithsonite, and the intense yellow of cadmian (or greenockite-included) smithsonite. Smithsonite pseudomorphs...depth. These include the Loudville mines, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; the Buckwheat pit, Franklin, New...Chester County, the Ueberroth mine near Bethlehem, and the zinc mines at Friedensville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania;...Timberville district in Rockingham and Shenandoah Counties, and the Austinville district, Wythe County, Virginia;...reflecting a significant cadmium content or included greenockite (“turkey fat ore”), have been found in brecciated |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Photographs January/February: Galena, Tri-State district, Kansas. Smithsonian Institution specimen; Chip...photo. March/April: Quartz, Middleville, Herkimer County, New York. John C. Medici specimen and photo. May/June:...May/June: Turgite, Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia. Ronald E. Bentley specimen and photo. July/August:...deLinde No. 4 mine, High Peak, Montgomery County, Arkansas. Private collection; Ronald E. Bentley photo...photo. September/October: Barite, Otero County, Colorado. Dan and Dianne Kile specimen; John Muntyan photo |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mexico Mineral Symposium, at New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro, NM; see https://geoinfo...16-18, Denver Area Mineral Dealers Show, Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Golden CO. Free admission, public...https://geology.mines.edu/eventscalendar/lectures/ Denver Mining Club (Mondays, 11:30), see http://www.denverminingclub...However, baked turkey reminds me of a trip to Arkansas many years ago and learning about turkey fat....miners of turkey fat (the real stuff). Later in mining life the turkey fat name was also applied to botryoidal |  | | Journal (issue) | | Famous mineral localities: The Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas ..............................Forcenturies, the copper and tin mines in Cornwall County, England, have proved to be as rich as any in the...the world. During the last 200 years this mining region has produced an incredible variety of spectacular...INTRODUCTION This article will review the earliest days of mining in Cornwall and will include a brief description...workings. HISTORY OF CORNISH MINING Cornwall is the southwesternmost county in England, with an area of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | road. Yellville is the county seat and is situated in about the center of the county. I do not know if this...operation, as I haven't any recent report on same. Greenockite. "turkey fat", was on display at our recent local...road. Garnets can be recovered by panning in the creek but are mostly of small size. To recover the large...Sea (in southern California —chiefly in Imperial County) one of the World's great geological freaks of...interest along its shores." ARKANSAS—The Morning Star mine, in Marion County, Ark., has furnished many |  | | Book | | Collecting Arkansas JVlinerals A Reference and Guide By Arthur E. Smith, Jr. ,'T Collecting Arkansas...Box 2043 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83816-2043 iii Arkansas Counties 1 \ I •( 11 o •« c »««ou cxi ju4«iO«J...573-308-3500 703-648-6045 or phone 800-USA-MAPS Map 3. Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains 7.5 Minute Quadrangal...Quadrangal Map index. V Contents and Locality Index Arkansas Quartz Crystal Deposits Special Quartz Types....Location 1 Montgomery County quartz deposits................. Other Montgomery County quartz mines...... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystals, Arkansas also boasts an array of other minerals, as evidenced by this county-by-county description...R K A N S A S H A S A R I C H M I N E R A L and mining heri tage that started in the early 1800s with...of Magnet Cove, continued with mining in north ern and western Arkansas and Magnet Cove during the Civil...extensive collecting in Magnet Cove. In the 1900s, mining and minerals continue to play important roles in...the state, with obvious peaks in exploration and mining having occurred during World Wars I and I I . |  | | Journal (issue) | | Freeland 219 A General History of Zinc Mining in Arkansas Dana Martin Batory COVER STORY: ST AMPS...stones only. In most instances, stamps depicting mining only (no rocks or minerals) have been excluded...1, 1969 40 f fossilized zelkova leaves 60 f greenockite, calcite, sphalerite crystals 1.00 fo Clupea...HiJI community is located in northeastern Kershaw County, South Carolina. [n the past few years dark, gemmy...encompasses south central Lancaster County as well as northeastern Kershaw County {Fig. I). These areas are sparingly |  | | Journal (issue) | | Freeland 219 A General History of Zinc Mining in Arkansas Dana Martin Batory COVER STORY: ST AMPS...stones only. In most instances, stamps depicting mining only (no rocks or minerals) have been excluded...1, 1969 40 f fossilized zelkova leaves 60 f greenockite, calcite, sphalerite crystals 1.00 fo Clupea...HiJI community is located in northeastern Kershaw County, South Carolina. [n the past few years dark, gemmy...encompasses south central Lancaster County as well as northeastern Kershaw County {Fig. I). These areas are sparingly |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINERALS FROM THE HYATT MINE, TALCVILLE, ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, NEW YORK. S. C. Chamberlain, Department of Bioengineering...Talcville in the Town of Edwards, St. Lawrence County, New York. The orebody consists of massive iron-rich...particular interest to collectors. In early 1994, mining operations encountered cavities lined with crystallized...specimens and species are likely to be encountered as mining continues. SECONDARY SULFATES OF ALUM CAVE BLUFF...FROM THE BROWN DERBY NO. 1 PEGMATITE, GUNNlSON COUNTY, COLORADO. R. A. Elder; W B. Simmons, and A . U |  | | Report (issue) | | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter I. Mining Districts of Counties and the State of Utah. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter II. Mining Districts of Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | geosciences Article Legacy Lead from Past Mining Activity and Gasoline Additives: Evidence from Lead...in the White River Basin, Southern Ozark Region, USA Adriana Potra 1, *, Laura S. Ruhl 2 and John R. Samuelsen...Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 340 N Campus Drive, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA Department of Earth Sciences... University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S University, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA; lsruhl@ualr.edu...edu Arkansas Archeological Survey, 2475 N Hatch AVE, Fayetteville, AR 72704, USA; jsamuel@uark.edu Department |  | | Report (issue) | | Alaska.. a Includes 550 tons from Davis, Murray County, Okla. 'Production to 1934 only. PART 1. GENERAL...fluorspar-zinc district Upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district Valle Mines, Mo. Tri-State zinc district Arkansas...province : Leadville, Colo. Aspen district, Colo. Spring Creek diStrict, Colo. Monarch-Tomichi districts...Cottonwood district, Utah Northern Rocky Mountains province: Mineral Hill (Halley) district, Idaho Alder...Alder Creek or Mackay district, Idaho Texas (Gilmore) district, Idaho Warm Springs (Ketchum) dis· trict |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | have been found in Kingman. Mohave Co., Ariz. ARKANSAS-Corbin's, Box 666, Yellville, Ark., have donated...of turkey-fat ore from the old zinc mines at Rush, Marion Co., Ark. Turkey-fat is a local name for smithsonite...smithsonite, colored yellow by greenockite; so called from its appearance. CALIFORNIA-Nice black masses...Bonners Ferry ( Boundary Co. ), Idaho, on die Trout Creek Road, about one mile west of the West Side Road...13, Kans. "This petrified wood came from Barber County, Kansas. I am not sure of its exact location but |  | | Journal (issue) | | of the Walker Vein Central Kentucky Fluorspar District Alan Goldstein 1607 Washington Blvd. Louisville...area described as the Central Kentucky Fluorspar District (Anderson et al, 1982; Currier, 1923; Fohs, 1907...collectors. In brie f, the Ce ntral Kentucky Fluorspar District, which covers all or parts of 16 counties is a...From A Collector's Notebook: On to the Northeast, Arkansas Collecting-Fall 1999 Art Smith 9118 Concho Street...near Lake Greeson and Mount Ida quartz ~ Our Arkansas collecting trip started early in October, ednesday |  | | Journal (issue) | | Kunzite at the Historic Katerina Mine Pala District, San Diego County, California Jesse Fisher 380 Pennsylvania...pegmatite district in north-central San Diego County, California. First discovered during the "Gem Rush''that...Rush''that occurred in San Diego County during the first decade of the 20th centu, the Katerina Mine was one...previously unknown gem variety of spodumene. The Pala District is one of the best known of the numerous pegmatite...other pegmatite minerals for almost 100 years. The district contains over 400 individual pegmatites, though |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Beddedand BrecciaOres of the Monte Cristo Mine, North Arkansas KEITH R. LONG, WILLIAM C. KELLY, Departmentof...MississippiValley-type ore occurin the northernArkansaszinclead district:(1) open-space fillingsin solutioncollapsebreccia...discordantbrecciaore andare, at leastin northern Arkansas,epigeneticin origin. Introduction compositionand...extendingfrom Bentonto Lawrencecounties in northern Arkansas, on the extreme southern flank of the Ozark dome(Fig...fluid. GeologicSetting District geology The rocks of the northern Arkansas zinc-lead dis- Cristo mine |  | | Book | | Minerals of Arkansas ISSUED BUREAU OF BY MINES, MANUFACTURES AND AGRICULTURE STATE OF ARKANSAS W. N...N. WILKES, Commissioner 1925 MINERALS of ARKANSAS Published STATE BUREAU and by of MINES, MANUFACTURES...AGRICULTURE W. N. WILKES, Commissioner PUBLISHED in ARKANSAS 1925 INTRODUCTION of “Minerals an The book...the mineral exhaustive study of the State. as Arkansas” understand as their and the part the finished...paid or ores uses criticism of “Minerals of Arkansas” because of the fact that given State. our |  | | Journal (issue) | | Praszkier John Rakovan Marjory “Marge” Regel David A. Rush Georg Sammer Mike Sanders Robert Schuster Jeff Self...pocket in 1955 at least 25 others were found as mining progressed. The contents of these, which ranged...Colorado, and their most publicized effort, the mining of variscite nodules at Fairfield, Utah (the type...so Frank was quite familiar with techniques for mining it. After a careful examination of the quarry,...museum quality.” (Szenics, 1967) Spruce Peak, King County, Washington, 1977 Beautiful pyrite and quartz specimens |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Figure I: Galena, Treece, Kansas, Tri-State district; specimen 5Vi cm tall; Na tional Museum of Canada...Galena. Crawford mine, Pirher, Oklahoma, Tri-State district; 6' 2 cm across; Harvard Mineralogical Museum...Lead mine, Viburnum, Missouri, Viburnum Trend district; 6 cm on edge; James Madison Uni versity photo...Geologists have now classified numerous deposits and mining districts in Canada and in other parts of the world...host rock.is dolomitized limestone. • The mining district is on a dome or arch. • Mineralization is |  | | Book (volume) | | ...........................................22 Arkansas ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ..................................Co. Mining Districts ............................................................22 Arizona County Map.........................23 Arizona – Cochise Co. Mining Districts .................................... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MississippiValley district .................................. Southern Appalachian district ................and hemimorphite in the Southern Appalachian district, and the predominanceof smithsoniteover hydrozincite...and hemimorphite in the Upper Mississippi Valley district can be explained by the pH of the ground waters...Goodspringsmining district of Nevada, the Upper Mississippi Valley zinc and lead district, and the Southern...Southern Appalachian zinc and lead district. More than seven hundred SUPERGENE .4LTER.4 TION 1085 specimens |  | | Journal (issue) | | Uzbekistan; and the Emma Mine, Little Cottonwood District, Salt Lake Co., Utah. In most locations, tungstenite...Fig. 3 steep slopes along the coulees of Meeting Creek and the Battle River in the vicinity of Donalda...Museum, but they have been found in the Meeting Creek coulee. A common geological horizon, the Upper Cretaceous...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 • 3 E-mail: lream@comtch.iea...approximate triangle formed between Donalda, Meeting Creek and Rosalind. The occurrence of quartz crystals |
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Rush, Rush Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA