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Poor Boy Mine (Stibnite Production Corporation Mine), Gillham, Sevier County, Arkansas, USAi
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Poor Boy Mine (Stibnite Production Corporation Mine)Mine
Gillham- not defined -
Sevier CountyCounty
ArkansasState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 6' North , 94° 19' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
De Queen6,707 (2017)7.3km
Gillham162 (2017)7.7km
Grannis562 (2017)15.7km
Horatio1,058 (2017)18.3km
Lockesburg741 (2017)20.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
18855
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18855:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An antimony mine located 1½ miles (2.3 km) East of Gillham. Started 1939 and closed 1942. Ore was quartz veins between shale & sandstone. Workings featured the Davis shaft (3 shafts in all) & numerous pits.

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Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chlorite Group'
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibiconite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Jamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Stibiconite4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sb StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sb StibniteSb2S3
PbLead
Pb JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14

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