Bessie Mine, West Sugarloaf-Halden Creek Mining District, Boone County, Arkansas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bessie Mine | Mine |
| West Sugarloaf-Halden Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Boone County | County |
| Arkansas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 21' 7'' North , 92° 58' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bergman | 448 (2017) | 4.9km |
| South Lead Hill | 102 (2017) | 7.5km |
| Zinc | 104 (2017) | 9.2km |
| Lead Hill | 274 (2017) | 9.3km |
| Diamond City | 781 (2017) | 13.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
8668
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8668:7
GUID (UUID V4):
36553680-0a48-4d19-b39a-61aaadaff8d2
A former Zn occurrence/mine. Active during WWI.
Mineralization is hosted in the Cotter & Powell Formations.
Alteration: Heavily Weathered
Deposit: Horizontal beds virtually all of these records for n. Ark. Zn/pb district are taken from descriptions of mines by a.h. Purdue, professor of the state university at fayetteville ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Development: Several digs exist beside the main openings
Geology: Bed is about four feet beneath base of soil layer. All openings are essentially on the same horizon ore is in calcite; pb & zn minerals usually separate, occasionally together.
Ore(s): Brecciated Bed; Pockets
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10100258 |
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