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USGS ARKANSAS CINNABAR MINING in PIKE COUNTY Vintage 1942 Report ALL 13 MAPS
USGS ARKANSAS CINNABAR MINING in PIKE COUNTY Vintage 1942 Report ALL 13 MAPS
USGS ARKANSAS CINNABAR MINING in PIKE COUNTY Vintage 1942 Report ALL 13 MAPS
USGS ARKANSAS CINNABAR MINING in PIKE COUNTY Vintage 1942 Report ALL 13 MAPS
USGS ARKANSAS CINNABAR MINING in PIKE COUNTY Vintage 1942 Report ALL 13 MAPS
USGS ARKANSAS CINNABAR MINING in PIKE COUNTY Vintage 1942 Report ALL 13 MAPS
USGS ARKANSAS CINNABAR MINING in PIKE COUNTY Vintage 1942 Report ALL 13 MAPS
USGS ARKANSAS CINNABAR MINING in PIKE COUNTY Vintage 1942 Report ALL 13 MAPS
USGS ARKANSAS CINNABAR MINING in PIKE COUNTY Vintage 1942 Report ALL 13 MAPS

USGS ARKANSAS CINNABAR MINING in PIKE COUNTY Vintage 1942 Report ALL 13 MAPS

$ 7.39

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  • Condition: Edge-wear to the cover and pages and slight wrinkling of some page corners and the cover, and fading and discoloration of the spine. Pages are somewhat yellowed, and discolored along the spine. Minor creasing. Pages and maps clean and unmarked.
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  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    HARD TO FIND!!!
    This is USGS Bulletin 936-H, “
    Quicksilver Deposits near the Little Missouri River, Pike County, Arkansas
    .” Published in 1942, there can't be many of these around. It consists of a 31-page book AND ALL THIRTEEN OF THE ORIGINAL MAPS, all in excellent condition. Two of the maps are in a pocket in the back and the rest are fold-out maps within the book. Mercury was discovered in this area in 1931 and the mines that were developed produced as much as three percent of US production of mercury at the time! This publication provides a complete treatment on the geology and mines of the area. Several of the maps are of specific mines and prospects. Some of the more interesting minerals mentioned for this area include:
    Cinnabar
    Native Mercury
    Calomel
    Egglestonite
    Stibnite
    Stibiconite
    Hyalite
    Metacinnabar
    Siderite
    Livingstonite
    Pyrite
    Specific deposits mentioned include:
    Lowrey and James Mine
    Craig Mine
    Yenglin Prospect
    Hopkins Hill
    U.S. Mercury Company property
    Hales Mine
    Parnell Mine
    Parker Hill Mine
    East Gap Ridge
    Gap Ridge
    South Mill Mountain
    Big Six Mine
    Maps are provided for the following mines:
    Lowrey and James Mine
    Craig Mine
    Hopkins Hill
    U.S. Mercury Company property and the neighboring Hales mine
    Parnell Mine
    Parker Hill Mine
    East Gap Ridge
    Gap Ridge
    South Mill Mountain
    Big Six Mine
    Here is a rare opportunity to get a great old report on a geologically interesting area! These tend to see high demand and quick sale.
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