Famous Mine, Big Music Creek - Sister Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Famous Mine | Mine |
| Big Music Creek - Sister Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Marion County | County |
| Arkansas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 21' 24'' North , 92° 44' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Summit | 579 (2017) | 12.5km |
| Bull Shoals | 1,933 (2017) | 14.7km |
| Yellville | 1,169 (2017) | 15.4km |
| Pyatt | 216 (2017) | 15.4km |
| Flippin | 1,335 (2017) | 15.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ozark Earth Science Gem, Mineral & Fossil Club | Mountain Home, Arkansas | 32km |
A zinc mine located NE of Markleton on Bull Shoals Lake. Mineralization is solution pockets and fractures in Powell Dolomite. Worked during WWI.
Alteration: Sphalerite Crystal-Shaped Cavities Present.
Commodity: Probably a good site to explore for mineral specimens
Deposit: 2 separate sphalerite bearing breccia beds are mentioned; one at the top of the shaft and one at the bottom.
Development: Should be about 1/2 mile NE from a road that in 1900 followed music creek from the north and climbs onto plateau to the s W of this mine. Music creek flows north into bull shoals lake.
Geology: Openings are at or near the base of the st. Joe marble. On north side of the hollow, opposite the openings, the st. Joe marble rests upon a thin bed of saccharoidal sandstone
Ore(s): Brecciated Zone
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10081001 |
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