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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| RUSH C R E E K ZINC DISTRICT PART ONE: HISTORY AND GEOLOGY B y Dana Martin Batory 4 0 2 E . Bucyrus...4 4 8 2 7 HISTORY The zinc region of northern Arkansas lies north of the Boston Mountains and west of...Missouri and northern Arkansas. Zinc and lead ores occur in the counties from the Arkansas-Oklahoma line on...in Lawrence County on the east. The most valuable deposits are concentrated in Boone, Marion, Newton, and...adjacent counties. The Rush Creek District, in the south eastern part of Marion County, extends for several |
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| 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 __________________________________ ... _ |
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| 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 |
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| 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...... |
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| 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 collections include "smithsonite" from Mohave County, Arizona's Antler Mine, while the mineral is not |
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| 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 . |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| HISTORIC MINERAL FEATURE Zinc and Lead Mining in the Arkansas Ozarks: An Introduction by Dale A. Richards...HISTORIC MINERAL FEATURE The Ozark Uplift: Tn the Arkansas Zinc Field by Walter B. Stevens, edited and comments...R0ros Copper Works: Preservarion of an 18th Century Mining Complex by Jay L. Lininger 144 152 INDEX TO...n the Arkansas Ozarks An I ntrod u ction by D a l e A. R ichards The Northern A rkansas mining region...concen t ra t ions of activity grew u p mining camps such a Rush, Zinc, and M a u mee. A l t h ough many |
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| Smithsonite pseudomorphs after calcite, aragonite, dolomite, anglesite, galena, and sphalerite have been reported...cadmium-bearingsmithsonite on a matrix of euhedral white dolomite; specimen is 10.8 cm across. D: Intense green...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; |
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| districts,aswell asthe smaller Introduction Northern Arkansas, Central Missouri, and Southeast korea foreland...the Southeast Mistype deposits. souri, Northern Arkansas,and Tri-State districts, Fluid inclusiondatafrom...depositsworldwideare remarkablysimilarandpro- districts. These dolomite crustsalso occur acrossmuch videsomeof thebestconstraints...brine, in which positionof the ore fluids in each district and can be reactionsbetween the migratingbrine...luidsreflectthe lower Southeast Missouri lead district potassium content of the basinal brine. The relative |
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| 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...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...Quartz mine. View of quartz mine exposed during mining operatio ns for quartz crystals. Numero us depressions |
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| 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...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...Quartz mine. View of quartz mine exposed during mining operatio ns for quartz crystals. Numero us depressions |
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| Bulletin 853 ZI CA D LEAD DEPOSITS OF ORTHER ARKANSAS BY EDWI T. McKNIGHT Prepared in coo pera tion...ins______________________ D epo it in fin e-grained dolomite------------------- D eposits in medium- and coar...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____ |
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| DODSONS 9115 Hilaro Springs Road Little Rock, Arkansas 72209 Price $3.00 Firs t Edition 1974 Second Printing...Copyright 1974 By David and Sarah Dodson Con tents Rush (minerals) .......................................unexplored, as far as collecting is concerned. Arkansas is about equally divided, from southwest to northeast...Plain area are Cretaceous in age. All land in Arkansas is either privately owned or under government...and publications, both state and federal, about Arkansas. Costs of these publications are very reasonable |
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| -'‘v : ••;&•: :V >/i ji-i ‘ > Contents t Rush (minerals) 5-7 Leslie (fossils) 8-9 Locust Grove...DODSONS 9115 Hilaro Springs Road Little Rock, Arkansas 72209 Price $3.00 First Edition 1974 Copyright...unexplored, as far as collect ing is concerned. Arkansas is about equally divided, from southwest to northeast...Plain area are Cretaceous in age. All land in Arkansas is either privately owned or under government...and publications, both state and federal, about Arkansas. Costs of these publications are very reasonable |
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| ARKANSAS' RUSH CREEK ZINC DISTRICT Part T w o : The Mines By Dana Martin Batory 4 0 2 E . B u c y i...Morning Star The Morning Star mine, discovered in Arkansas in 1884, became the first zinc property to be...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 |
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| Photograph of Silurian sections of two wells in Marion County...............................................intervening zone includes Hancock, Henry, Shelby, Rush, and parts of adjoining counties (Fig. 1). The two...quarries and reported outcrops at Spiceland (Henry County) have been filled with water or covered for more...Milroy in southern Rush County and the town of Ingalls in southern Madison County. Figure 1. Map of...across Indiana and dies out near Logansport in Cass County. The name Findlay Arch is used for the northeast |
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| ROCK-HOUNDING IN NORTH-CENTRAL ARKANSAS By W. C. RIDDLE R & H Rock Shop, 1357 Madison Ave., Memphis,...formation, Mississippian Period; Independence County, Arkansas. Approximate size, about 5 " long and 2" wide...Dorothy, and I took a sojourn into the north-central Arkansas Ozarks on a loafing, rock and mineral hunting...of Rush and its zinc mines. We gathered many quartz xls, and plates of xls, sphalerite, dolomite, smithsonite...chalcopyrite and other associated minerals. The dolomite was particularly nice as it had the long, curved |
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| road. Yellville is the county seat and is situated in about the center of the county. I do not know if this...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...the little village of Rush, on Rush Creek, in Marion county. This village of Rush, is 254 Mr. Ives' letter |
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| The RADIOACTIVE Mineral Rush • ASTORITE: A Rhodonite-Quartz Gemstone APRIL 2017 • VOL. 47 ISSUE 4 •... 47, No. 4 • April 2017 16 IS IT CALCITE OR DOLOMITE? 10 These carbonates have chemistry. By Bob Jones...ASTORITE 16 An attractive pink gem beaming with mining lore. By Helen Serras-Herman A LUCKY ROCKHOUND’S...Great Salt Lake. By Alice Sikorski THE GREAT URANIUM RUSH 58 Find specimens and history in Colorado and Utah...create the offset effect on the faces of this dolomite specimen, which is crowned with purple fluorite |
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| 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 |
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| about 35 miles northwest of Flagstaff, in Coconino County, a pineforested volcanic area. The elevation is...They called their resentment at our intruding." ARKANSAS—"Enclosed is a very odd quartz crystal (s). It...about 7 miles north of Jessieville (Garland Co.), Arkansas on Highway 7. Right side of road in a rock bank...in California recently I visited the Los Angeles County Museum in Los Angeles to see the famous collection...in Los Angeles can walk across the lawn to the County Museum for another thrill—the display of some of |
Mattie May Mine, Rush, Rush Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA