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Sphalerite from
North Star Mine, Fairview, Georges Creek-Jimmie Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view North Star Mine, Fairview, Georges Creek-Jimmie Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:101933
Long-form Identifier:1:3:101933:9
GUID (UUID V4):25970761-6441-4bbb-9ecf-ce1f59ce3cfe
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
1.0km (0.6 miles) Old Load Mine (Old Lead mine), Fairview, Georges Creek-Jimmie Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) Bull Shoals Mine, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) Bull Shoals Mine, Fairview, Georges Creek-Jimmie Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) Gregory Mine, Fairview, Georges Creek-Jimmie Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) Full Moon Mine, Fairview, Georges Creek-Jimmie Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) Mitchell Mine, Fairview, Georges Creek-Jimmie Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) Mitchell Property, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) Monkey Hill Mine, Cotter, Georges Creek-Jimmie Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) Cincinnati Mine, Fairview, Georges Creek-Jimmie Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) Lost Bell Claim, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
References
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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 .
Report (volume)
it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...Alabama.........Dr. Eugene A. Smith, University. Arkansas..........Dr. A. H. Purdue, Nashville, Tenn. California...State Museum, Albany. North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G.
Report (volume)
............................................. Arkansas........................................................................................ 102 District of Columbia ............................................. North Carolina. .......................................................... North Dakota......to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely
Report (issue)
D. WALCOTT, DEPO~TS DIRECTOR OF NORTHERN ARKANSAS BY GEOR.GE I. ADAlVIS ~\ SSI STED BY A. II.................. . Limits of the northern Arkansas district ....... : ........................ _·_.. ........ : .. _............. . Production of the district. ..... _..... __ ........ ~ .............. _...._______ . _____ ••. _. ___________ . ___ •. _. Rush Creek fault . _. _. ________ • ______________________..._________________________________________ Mill Creek .fault __________________________________ ... _
Journal (issue)
Famous mineral localities: The Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas .................................CHALCOPYRITE on TETRAHEDRITE, 15 cm, from the Herodsfoot mine, Liskeard, Cornwall, England. Collection of the...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
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
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Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A, County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...Twenty-eight, Number One Hlmois-Kentucky Fluorite District Correspondents Miguel Calvo Zaragoza, Spain Michael...group, 13 cm, w ith calcite from the Minerva No. 1 mine, near Cave in Rock, Illinois. Marvin Rausch collection;...York; the Helvetia district, Arizona; O ntario’s Grenville Province; the Sterling mine at Antwerp, New York;...Alpine veins near Sherbrooke, Quebec; the Nanisivik mine on Baffin Island; the fluorite mines of Madoc, Ontario;
Book (volume)
...........................................22 Arkansas ...........................................................................................346 North Carolina ....................................................................................356 North Dakota ..........................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ...............................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
specimens, are either inaccessible or are in closed mining districts, or are closed for political reasons...City-D~Lamar Mining Dlstricts / J\. I,' -r-, - L..... ~ rl.. kl \ , 50 I 100 I Miles old mining and...scientific significance. In this index, the better known mining districts that have produced many high-quality...across, on blue thomsonite. Lucky Peak Dam, Ada County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Figure 3 (below)...cut near Pinehurst, Adams County; Lanny Ream specimen and photo. Ada County Lucky Peak Dam, on east side
Book (volume)
...........................................19 Arkansas ...........................................................................................295 North Carolina ....................................................................................302 North Dakota ...........................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham
Book (volume)
...........................................19 Arkansas ...........................................................................................295 North Carolina ....................................................................................302 North Dakota ...........................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham
Report (volume)
Bulletin 853 ZI CA D LEAD DEPOSITS OF ORTHER ARKANSAS BY EDWI T. McKNIGHT Prepared in coo pera tion...pper Cave Creek d i tricL _ _ ___ _______________ __________ __ M ount H ersey-lower Cave Creek di t ri..._____ ___ ~ill Creek distri ct_ __________________ _____ _______________ _ Davis Creek-Hurri cane Branch...____ Tomahawk Creek di tri cL _________________________ __ _____ _ ~aum ee-Water Creek d istrict____...ll C reek-Rock Creek district_______________ __ ___ ______ Pa nther Creek-Ingram Creek di t ri ct_ __
Book (volume)
instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles Eye Tunnel
Report (issue)
DEPOSITS OF THE WHITEPINE AREA, TOMICHI MINING DISTRICT, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO by Charles S. Robinson ...of the ore depoait* ..............*...... 143 Mine* and prospect* ......................... 147 Akron...W. and A. mine* ......... 191 Morning Star ........................... 194 North Star .............the White pine area 3. Sketch of the Spar Copper mine 1. Geologic map and sections of the White pine...Akron level* Akron mine In pocket 5. Geologic map of the Akron tunnel* Akron mine In pocket Geologic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fluid Inclusion Studies in the Northern Arkansas Zinc District D. L. L•-ACa,R. C. N•-r.SON,AN• D. Wmr...depositsof the MississippiValley type occur in northern Arkansas alongthe southernflank of the Ozark uplift. Geologicallythe...fluids were also similar. Primary inclusionsin sphalerite,quartz,and dolomitehomogenized in the range 80ø...50øC. The majorityoœthe freezingtemperatures for sphalerite andquartzwere in the range--20ø to --23.6øC,corresponding...northeastern Arkansas,but are mainlyconcentrated The rocks of northern Arkansas are all sedimenin Marion, Boone
Report (issue)
deposit. Table 4, part B, gives an alphabetic list of mine and properties followed by the deposit name. CHARACTERISTICS...likely to be present include pyrite, galena, sphalerite, and arsenopyrite (Berger, 1986). These minerals...deposits used in Table 1 may represent a major mine, district name, or local town name or other prominent... Pyrrhotite appears to be been reported in just a single mine in the East Belt of the Sierra Nevada foothills...considered by mine operators to be correlated with better gold grades in both areas. Sphalerite was identified
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Report (issue)
Because of the expense involved in drilling, mining concerns commonly drill enough holes to prove or...or disprove the economic viability of the mining the deposit. This process can lead to a tonnage, and...be reported because they may not be economic to mine at the time they are explored. Balancing these...often more complete because mining concerns attempt to develop long-range mine plans now. It is also more...present the combination of several deposits from a district. Reports of multiple grades from different parts
Report (issue)
Geological Survey Board and the Colorado Metal Mining Fund PAPER 289 Geology and Ore Deposits of...-Tincup-Morning Glim fault zone _____ _ Quartz Creek graben _____________ --Faults of the Bald Mountain...________ -----_-------------------------Location of mining districts _____ ---- __ ----------- ~~~~~i~~~...--- - - - -- -- -- - - -- -- - --- Tincup mining district ________ ------------------Chief economic s...s.nd geologic features _____ -_- __ Gold Cup mine _______ ---------------------Other mines and prospects
Book
stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting
Journal (issue)
Geology and Mineralization of the Blue River mining district DOGAMI PUBLICATIONS Publications are available...fossil plants of the John Day Formation, Wheeler County, Oregon by Steven R. Manchester, Florida Museum...slope of Iron Mountain east of Clarno, Wheeler County, Oregon. The Whitecap Knoll locality is closely...“Clarno taxa” not known in the overlying Bridge Creek flora (Ailanthus and Eucommia). The intermediate...Formation and lower Oligocene floras of the Bridge Creek flora provides some evidence for a gradational transition
Report (issue)
31 University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...copyright © 2004 unless otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of...Olivenite, 1.6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn collection. Photograph...production of environmental protection equipment. Mining and the discovery, identification, and development...to Nevada in 1929 and was actively involved in mining in the state and the western U.S. for the rest
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Show/Event (guide)
crystal group, 13 cm, from the Eagle’s Nest mine. Placer County, California. Found in 1988. Collection of...a thousand years, making it the oldest city in North America. In fact, it may have been occupied for...well-designed historical mining gallery including a reconstructed mine tunnel and many old mining artifacts, photos...Sanders Gallery and Settlers West, both located north of Sky­ line at 6420 N. Campbell. Sanders Gallery...hundred miles to the south, but the historic old mining town of Bisbee is a prime Arizona attraction. The
 
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