Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryDiatomite, Antimony
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlOre Located Along Faults In Breccia And Joints. Fault Intersections, Sharp Folds And Intersection Of Sandstone Beds With Main Fault Zone Are Favorable.
Materials
Ore mineralsCalomel, Cinnabar, Metacinnabar, Stibiconite, Stibnite
GangueDickite, Goethite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Jackfort Sandstone Penn. Sandstone;Stanley Shale Penn. Shale
StructureHomoclinal Fold, Nw Trending Strike Slip Faults, Thrust Faults, N-S Tear Faults, And Two Fold Systems ; Reg.Trends: Thrust Faults From S In Late Paleozoic
AlterationArgillic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10103774
MRDS IDM055061
Alternate namesHumpreys G-1, G2, G-4, Humphreys 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 26-1 Prospect, Humphrey 6 ?, Humphreys Gold Corporation
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.162, -93.395
References
Chester, 1965, USBM IC-8252THOENEN, ARK MINERAL BOOKClardy, B.F., and Bush, W.V., 1976, Mercury district of southwest Arkansas: Arkansas Geological Commission Information Circular 23, 57 p.USBM DATA