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Sphalerite from
Capps Mine, Rush Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Comments:Occurs in fractured Everton Dolomite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Capps Mine, Rush Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:55417
Long-form Identifier:1:3:55417:6
GUID (UUID V4):c8394367-6c31-40ce-8b67-6cc968d6444f
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
0.0km (0.0 miles) Ben Carney Mine, Rush Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
0.1km (0.1 miles) Morning Star Mine, Rush Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) McIntosh Mine, Rush Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) Mattie May Mine, Rush, Rush Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) Rush, Rush Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) Monte Cristo mine ("Monte Christo" mine), Rush, Rush Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) Beulah Mine, Rush Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) White Eagle Mine, Rush Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) Edith Mine, Rush Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) Leader Mine, Rush Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
A General History of Zinc Mining in Arkansas DANA MARTIN B A T O R Y 402 Bucyrus St. Crestline, Ohio...Ohio 44827 Zinc was mined in Arkansas for about 80 years, beginning in the late 1850s. Mines were established...The silent mines in Northern and West-Central Arkansas are all that now remain of the once-booming industry...Mill at Rush (1967). Deposits in North and West-Central Districts There are two regions in Arkansas where...are known to occur. They are the North District (Boone, Marion, Newton, Searcy, and parts of Baxter, Stone
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
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......
Report (issue)
Arrington Mine Carolina Slate 'Belt 25 27 2 Gold Hill Mine 28 Placer ~lXlsits 2 Howie Mine 29 !me...me Del"'sits 2 Reed Mine 31 S<>urces and Prtxluction 5 Silver Hill Mine 31 World Sources and...Production 5 Phoenix Mine 33 United States Sources and Production 5 Hoover Hill Mine 33 Mineralogy and...Gardner Hill Mine 33 Uses 7 Fentress Mine 34 Prices 8 Mining Methc:xis 9 Rudisil Mine 34 OJ:>en-Pit...OJ:>en-Pit Mining 9 St. Catherine Mine 35 Underground Mining 9 Capps Mine 35 9 Kings Mountain Belt
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ARKANSAS' RUSH CREEK ZINC DISTRICT Part T w o : The Mines By Dana Martin Batory 4 0 2 E . B u c y i...44827 The Morning Star The Morning Star mine, discovered in Arkansas in 1884, became the first zinc property...Morning Star Hotel at Rush. Later, Captain George Chase of Fayette­ ville, Arkansas developed a large body...miles of Rush, at a time when the mine was making big money for its owners. The Morning Star Mining Company...properties in northern Arkansas. They lie on the north­ east (left slope) of Rush Creek, 150 feet above the
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)
Kelly Bank Mine Richard S. Mitchell Howard R . Freeland 219 A General History of Zinc Mining in Arkansas...stones only. In most instances, stamps depicting mining only (no rocks or minerals) have been excluded...collecting rocks FUI July 15, 1978 4 sh Emperor gold mine and gold ore BRAZIL June 8 1974 40 c sandstone...sandstone cliffs January 13, 1969 40 c Emperor gold mine and gold ore FRANCE July 8, 1975 September 27, 1969...fossilized zelkova leaves 60 f greenockite, calcite, sphalerite crystals 1.00 fo Clupea hungarica (fish fossil)
Journal (issue)
Kelly Bank Mine Richard S. Mitchell Howard R . Freeland 219 A General History of Zinc Mining in Arkansas...stones only. In most instances, stamps depicting mining only (no rocks or minerals) have been excluded...collecting rocks FUI July 15, 1978 4 sh Emperor gold mine and gold ore BRAZIL June 8 1974 40 c sandstone...sandstone cliffs January 13, 1969 40 c Emperor gold mine and gold ore FRANCE July 8, 1975 September 27, 1969...fossilized zelkova leaves 60 f greenockite, calcite, sphalerite crystals 1.00 fo Clupea hungarica (fish fossil)
Report (issue)
File AN001 Site name(s): Independence Site type: Mine ARDFno.: AN001 Quadrangle: AN D-7 Latitude: 61...accuracy: West of Fishhook Creek, marked with an adit symbol and labeled 'Independence Mine' on the Anchorage...topographic map. Roughly 0.5 miles west of Independence Mine State Historical Park. Accurate within 400 ft. Locality...gold, molybdenite, nagayite, pyrite, scheelite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite Gangue minerals: Calcite, quartz...Cretaceous quartz diorite of the Willow Creek Pluton. The Willow Creek Pluton is a zoned pluton: the outer
Report (issue)
LODE DEPOSITS OF EUEEKA AND VICINITY KANTISMA DISTRICT, ALASKA BY FRANCIS G. WELLS Investigations in...____________________________________________ Birch Creek schist__-__..__..______..-_._____-____.._-_._______...___________-______-__.__-...._-_..____..__ History of mining.____________________________________________ Character...veins._____--___----__--_--_-______----_-_ Galena-sphalerite veins._______________________________ Stibnite...Ridge No.l_--_-______--____-_____-__.__________ Arkansas and Pension _________________________________
Report (issue)
description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States...relations ---------------------------History of gold mining and trends in production_ J\labama -----------...--------------Cleburne County ----------~-----------------­ Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee...ee County ----------------------------R[aricopa County ----------------------------R[ohave County --
Report (issue)
______.__..._..._.__ Special factors affecting mining. ____________________________________ Open season...-.-.-..----------------------------------.-----Mining properties. _._-------_-._-___.-------__-------------...--------Surface plant... ------_.-_--------------.------------Mine development. -____-_-__-_--_..-__------------_....205 IV CONTENTS Economic geology Continued Mining properties Continued Lucky Shot Continued Milling...ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE 11. Geologic map of Willow Creek district._______-_----__-__-_ 12. A, Chalcopyrite-molybdenite
Report (volume)
Geology and -Ore Deposits of the : Willow Creek Mining District, Alaska GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1004... Geology and Ore Deposits of the Willow Creek Mining District, Alaska By RICHARD G. RAY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...general and economic geology of a lode gold mining district in southern Alaska, with particular emphasis...mine_________________-___-_-_-____-___._-_--_______ Independence mine.________-_-__-_____--____-_-____---_-______ Fern...mine__---______-__-_____---_-------_---_----------__ Snowbird mine.__________________________-____-__-__-_-__--._-Schroff-O'Neil
Report (issue)
(Pickthorn, 1982), and McKinley Peak (Haney, 1982) mining areas, but nowhere has there been a compilation...occurrence, whether or not there has been production (a "mine"), prospecting (a "prospect"), or reported mineralization...numbered from NS1 to NS113. Mine, Prospect or Occurrence lists the name of the mine, prospect or occurrence...listed first Gold Mining District or Region gives the name of the gold mining district, however, if a locality...locality lies outside of a recognized district a regional name was used (i.e. "Port Dick"). Quad lists
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_ __
Report (volume)
__________-__--___-_--.-_ _ _.- _ Mineral potential of the district- __-___-_._-____-_-.________-__-_ Mines, prospects...Bunch Hollow mine, Claiborne County. 3. Geologic map and section of the New Prospect mine (Leadmine Bend)...prospects, Union County. 4. Maps of the Ritchie (Lynch) prospect, Claiborne County. FIGURE 1. Sketch...(Cumberland) thrust block. The main part of the district, 6-7 miles wide, extends northeast along the crest...River area, in western Claiborne County and northeastern Union County, is one of the most pervasively
Report (issue)
Director , . A Bulletin 849 G THE GIRDWOOD DISTRICT, ALASKA BY C. F. PARK, JR. Investigations in...________________________________________________ History of mining. _____________.:______________________________'...deposits Continued. Mining properties._----__--_---________--_________-._-_.-_ Crow Creek.__.__-______.__...__.___-_..__________......__ Winner Creek and Glacier Creek________________________ California Creek__...__________ Mining properties..-----.-----------.--------------------Bruno Agostino Mining Co_-_.____-____---____
Report (issue)
Mendenhall, Director Bulletin 849 D THE MOUNT EIELSON DISTRICT ALASKA BY JOHN C. REED Investigations in Alaska...Mount Eielson district- _________ In pocket Geologic map of the Mount Eielson district.___________ In...Mount Eielson district..--. In pocket Geologic map of part of the Mount Eielson district._____ In pocket...BELT, 1931 FOREWORD By PHILIP S. SMITH To help the mining industry of Alaska and to assist in the development...larger production of minerals and induce further mining developments and prospecting that would utilize
Report (volume)
intrusive rocks-_-_____________-_-____________ Klein Creek district__.________.____________________ Chisana..._____________________________ Beaver Creek....-.-....'.---.-------.-.-....!......... Garden Creek.___________________..._______________________________________________ 191 ( Mining.__________________________________________________...sedimentary members of the Permian rocks on Baultoff Creek, about 4 miles southeast of the pass to East Fork...of the mine area from the Nabesna camp_ ______________ 176 8.' Geologic map of the Nabesna mine area.
Report (issue)
along the borders of a granite body in Halifax 18 County. 19 and Vanoe Counties. 20- Tungsten minerals...occur with sulfides in vein|j deposits in Cabarrus County. 21 22 23 24 25- U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE:...deposits. 21 This belt passes through Gaston County. Tin veins in pegmatite and placer deposits derived...Halifax County. Tungsten occurs in North Carolina in two principal localities, in Cabarrus County associated...with copper-gold mineralization, and in 5- Vance County in mineralized quartz veins. Rare-earths occur
Report (volume)
- - - _ - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - 16 Redoubt district--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---20 Valdez Creek district_--. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23 Valdez Creek area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...antimony and molybdenum- - - - - - 29 Willow Creek district . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Willow Creek gold lodes- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Report (issue)
PORTION OF MOUNT McKINLEY NATIONAL PARK By STEPHEN R. CAPPS ABSTRACT The eastern portion of Mount McKinley...unpublished results of two seasons of field work by S. R. Capps, together with all other available information,...only a few localities. Those of the Mount Eielson district are described by Moffit in an accompanying paper...promising ground was discovered in the Kantishna district independently by two separate parties, and, the...into the then newly discovered Kantishna placer district and published a brief description of its geology
Report (volume)
Copper Deposits of the Prince William Sound District, Alaska By FRED H. MOFFIT and ROBERT E. FELLOWS...Valdez___________________-_-__---___-__.___.___--____ Midas mine---_-^_-_-----------_------------_--_--__----__ Sulphide..._ Threeman Mining Co. claims.______________________________ Landlocked Bay Copper Mining Co. claims._____...Copper Co. claims__-_--.---_._______________ Fidalgo Mining Co. property_---___________________________. Dickey...the copper deposits of the Prince Wlliam Sound district of Alaska and in particular to give an account
Report (issue)
view of the north flank of the valley of Copeland Creek near the ice-filled gorge.___________-___----____...BELT, 1931 FOREWORD By PHILIP S. SMITH To help the mining industry of Alaska and to assist in the development...larger production of minerals and induce further mining developments and prospecting that would utilize...and Moose Creek), five areas likely to be principally valuable for gold (Fairbanks, Willow Creek, Gird wood...wood, Moose Pass, and Valdez Creek), , and three areas whose lodes consisted mainly of mixed sulphides
 
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