Description
Columbus Isaac Cornish
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFaults In Sandstone And Sharp Folds
Geology
Host rockSandstone
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
Production years1943
Last production1945
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10103776
MRDS IDM055070
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.10222, -93.76389
References
BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILESChester, 1965, USBM IC-8252, p. 84.Clardy, B.F., and Bush, W.V., 1976, Mercury district of southwest Arkansas: Arkansas Geological Commission Information Circular 23, 57 p.USBM DATA