This publication discusses the origin and occurrence of barite in the Ouachita Mountain and Cretaceous regions of Arkansas.

It includes:

• Descriptions of 5 known districts, containing 19 deposits and prospects
• Descriptions of vein, cemented, and replacement deposits
• General discussion of the structure and stratigraphy of the region
• Economic geology related to barite
• Nine sketch and geologic maps of barite deposits
• One plan and section of an exploration trench
• Forty photographs of thin-sections, veins, igneous dikes, outcrops, barite exploration trenches, and barite mineralization
• Nine cross-sections and aerial photographs of described deposits
• An extensive reference list concerning Arkansas barite
• An alphabetized Index to the publication

*Includes: 101 pages, 49 plates, 12 figures, 5 tables

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