Arkansas · Pike County
Past Producer

Nelson's Prospect

Pike County, Arkansas, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Ore controlFaults In Sandstone And Sharp Folds
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Jackfork Sandstone Penn. Sandstone
StructureThrust Faults, Close Folds, 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 ID10040349
MRDS IDM055071
Alternate namesBrowns Prospect, Nelsons Prospect, Brown's Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.18167, -93.48083
References
USGS, 1937, BULL. 886-C