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Red Cloud Mine, Rush Creek Mining District, Marion County, Arkansas, USAi
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Rush Creek Mining DistrictMining District
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 7' 17'' North , 92° 33' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cotter951 (2017)16.7km
Yellville1,169 (2017)16.8km
Flippin1,335 (2017)18.0km
Big Flat103 (2017)18.4km
Gassville2,133 (2017)18.7km
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ClubLocationDistance
Ozark Earth Science Gem, Mineral & Fossil ClubMountain Home, Arkansas28km
Mindat Locality ID:
19482
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19482:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A zinc mine in fractured Everton Dolomite.

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Kevin Conroy CollectionIdentified by Kevin Conroy: Visual Identification
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
CCarbon
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10235878

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