Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlEarly Diagenetic
Materials
Ore mineralsBraunite, Hausmannite, Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Rhodochrosite, Wad
GangueBarite, Calcite, Fluorite, Galena, Gypsum, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Fernvale Limestone;Cason Shale
StructureFolding Is Aligned Ne And Major Faults Trend E-W, Minor Faults And Folds; Beds Are Near Horizontal; Unmetamorphosed.
Tectonic settingEpicontinental Sag Basin
AlterationOxidation (Hypogene)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsMOSTLY IN TWO PERIODS: 1885-1898 AND 1915-1953.
First production1849
Last production1953
Discovery year1849
Identification
Deposit ID10003927
MRDS IDAD00322
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.79, -91.7532
References
STROUD, R.B., KLINE, H.D., BROWN, W.F. AND RYAN, J.P., 1981, MANGANESE REOURCES OF THE BATESVILLE DISTRICT, ARKANSAS. ARKANSAS GEOLOGICAL COMMISSION, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 27, 146 PP.MISER, H.D., 1941, MANGANESE CARBONATE IN THE BATESVILLE DISTRICT, ARKANSAS. U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN, 921-A, 97 PP.STROUD, ET AL, 1981