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Wallis Mine (Wallis Soapstone pit), Salem, Saline County, Arkansas, USAi
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Wallis Mine (Wallis Soapstone pit)Mine
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 43' 42'' North , 92° 35' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.72842,-92.59597
GeoHash:
G#: 9ynjsfjet
GRN:
N24W54
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Avilla896 (2017)5.2km
Salem2,607 (2017)11.6km
Bryant19,986 (2017)17.7km
Alexander2,848 (2017)17.9km
Benton34,177 (2017)18.2km
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ClubLocationDistance
Central Arkansas Gem, Mineral and Geology SocietyLittle Rock, Arkansas28km
Mindat Locality ID:
26462
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26462:9
GUID (UUID V4):
8ad31bb2-0c7c-4c3f-82cc-2681e3313b54


A talc-Ni occurrence/mine Located 16 miles W of Little Rock.

Mineralization is hosted in serpentinized, ultrabasic igneous rocks in Upper Ordovician Pole Creek Shale and Upper and Middle Ordovician Bigfork Chert.

Workings include surface openings comprised of open cuts & pits.
Geology: 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.

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6 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Soapstone'-
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file #0051250013
Sterling, P J, and Charles Stone (1961), Nickel Occurrences in Stone Deposits, Saline Co, Arkansas, Econ. Geol. V 56, R 1, PP.
Sterling, P J, and Charles Stone, (1961), Nickel Occurrences I
Stroud, et al (1969).
Rocks & Minerals (1988): 63: 122.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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