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Mercury District of Southwest Arkansas
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) and 3 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer for Mercury. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Pyrite, Galena. Approx. location 34.174, -93.664. USGS record.
Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.
Field cards: what kind of sites?
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Produced ore or material at some point in the past.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Quartz
Mohs 7. Six-sided points; smoky quartz is NH’s state gem. Mindat
2 sites
Pyrite
Mohs 6–6.5. Brassy “fool’s gold,” often cubic. Mindat
1 site
Galena
Mohs 2.5–2.75. Heavy, silvery lead ore that breaks into cubes. Mindat
1 site
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
Cinnabar 4Ilmenite 1Metacinnabar 1Calomel 1Eglestonite 1Livingstonite 1Mercury 1Commodities
Strontium 7Mercury 6Barium-Barite 4Lead 2Titanium 1Antimony 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Prospect | Mercury | Cinnabar | Occurrence | 34.156, -93.828 |
| Rock Fence Prospect | Mercury | Cinnabar | Past Producer | 34.149, -93.833 |
| Pyle Prospect | Mercury | Cinnabar | Past Producer | 34.155, -93.822 |
| Mercury District of Southwest Arkansas | Mercury | Cinnabar, Metacinnabar, Calomel, Eglestonite, Livingstonite, Mercury | Past Producer | 34.174, -93.664 |
| Beulah Green-Pink Green Placer | — | Ilmenite | Occurrence | 33.883, -93.934 |
| Henry Placer | Mercury | — | Occurrence | 34.148, -93.830 |
| Wynn Prospect | Strontium | — | Occurrence | 34.076, -94.017 |
| Payne Prospect | Strontium | — | Occurrence | 34.071, -93.956 |
| Adolph Chanosky Deposit | Titanium | — | Occurrence | 33.880, -93.950 |
| James Prospect | Strontium | — | Occurrence | 34.084, -94.029 |
| Richards Prospect | Strontium | — | Occurrence | 34.079, -94.056 |
| Messer Creek Prospect | Strontium | — | Occurrence | 34.068, -93.969 |
| Section 13 Deposit | Barium-Barite | — | Occurrence | 34.060, -93.941 |
| Cherry Deposit | Barium-Barite | — | Occurrence | 34.103, -94.036 |
| Buzbee Prospect | Lead | — | Occurrence | 34.162, -94.055 |
| Beane Prospect | Strontium | — | Occurrence | 34.081, -94.044 |
| Lucky 13 Deposit | Barium-Barite | — | Occurrence | 34.148, -93.936 |
| Henry Lode Property | Lead | — | Occurrence | 34.212, -93.938 |
| Dierks Prospect | Strontium | — | Occurrence | 34.082, -94.009 |
| Hintz Prospect | Mercury | — | Past Producer | 34.160, -93.856 |
| Unk | Barium-Barite | — | Occurrence | 34.145, -93.941 |
Fossil collections
The Paleobiology Database lists 17 fossil collection records in Howard County. These are research records, not public dig sites.
Nearby counties
Pike County · Hempstead County · Sevier County · Little River County · Montgomery County
Arkansas mineral guides
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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