Arkansas · Pike County
Past Producer

Hill 2

Pike County, Arkansas, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFaults In Sandstone And Breccia
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Jackfork Sandstone, Sandstone
StructureHill Is Located Between Two Thrust Faults, Thrust Faults, N-S Tear Faults, And Two Fold Systems ; Reg.Trends: Thrust Faults From S In Late Paleozoic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10040337
MRDS IDM055056
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.19201, -93.48
References
Reed and Wells, 1938, USGS BULL. 886-CClardy, B.F., and Bush, W.V., 1976, Mercury district of southwest Arkansas: Arkansas Geological Commission Information Circular 23, 57 p.USGS BULL 886-C