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Crater of Diamonds State Park (Prairie Creek Lamproite), Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Crater of Diamonds State Park (Prairie Creek Lamproite) | State Park |
| Murfreesboro | City |
| Pike County | County |
| Arkansas | State |
| USA | Country |
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French:
parc d'État Crater of Diamonds, Comté de Pike, Arkansas, États-Unis
German:
Crater of Diamonds State Park, Pike County, Arkansas, Vereinigte Staaten
Simplified Chinese:
鑽石坑州立公園, 派克縣, 阿肯色州, 美国
Cebuano:
Crater of Diamonds State Park, Pike County, Arkansas
Dutch:
Crater of Diamonds State Park, Pike County, Arkansas, Verenigde Staten
Norwegian:
Crater of Diamonds State Park, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
Portuguese:
Parque Estadual Crater of Diamonds, Condado de Pike, Arkansas, Estados Unidos
Diamonds were discovered at this location in 1906.
Now a fee-based collecting site.
Four major rock types occur:
- magmatic lamproite (with mantle and crust-derived xenoliths);
- marr epiclastics (largely sandstone);
- lamproite lapilli tuff (phlogopite-rich);
- and lamproite breccia tuff.
These last two types are the source of most of the diamonds recovered in the visitor area.
Haggertyite is present as microscopic hexagonal plates in the alteration zones of xenoliths in Prairie Creek lamproite.
The Prairie Creek Lamproite is Early Cretaceous (106 mya) in age.
A discussion about a high quality amethyst found here: https://www.mindat.org/mesg-606984.html
Now a fee-based collecting site.
Four major rock types occur:
- magmatic lamproite (with mantle and crust-derived xenoliths);
- marr epiclastics (largely sandstone);
- lamproite lapilli tuff (phlogopite-rich);
- and lamproite breccia tuff.
These last two types are the source of most of the diamonds recovered in the visitor area.
Haggertyite is present as microscopic hexagonal plates in the alteration zones of xenoliths in Prairie Creek lamproite.
The Prairie Creek Lamproite is Early Cretaceous (106 mya) in age.
A discussion about a high quality amethyst found here: https://www.mindat.org/mesg-606984.html
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities26 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' References: |
| ⓘ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Diamond Formula: C Localities: Habit: crystals Colour: colorless, pale shades |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2(SiO4) |
| ⓘ Forsterite var. Peridot Formula: Mg2SiO4 References: |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Haggertyite (TL) Formula: BaFe2+4Fe3+2Ti5MgO19 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ Jeppeite Formula: K2Ti6O13 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ 'Olivine Group' Formula: M2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ Perovskite Formula: CaTiO3 |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Priderite Formula: K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrope Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Richterite Formula: Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 References: |
| ⓘ Ulvöspinel Formula: TiFe2+2O4 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Ulvöspinel | 4.BB.05 | TiFe2+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
| ⓘ | Haggertyite (TL) | 4.CC.45 | BaFe2+4Fe3+2Ti5MgO19 |
| ⓘ | Jeppeite | 4.CC.50 | K2Ti6O13 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| ⓘ | Priderite | 4.DK.05b | K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.FD.10 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | var. Peridot | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ | Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | 9.DA.15 | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 | |
| ⓘ | Richterite | 9.DE.20 | Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| ⓘ | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Richterite | Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Jeppeite | K2Ti6O13 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Priderite | K(Ti74+Fe3+)O16 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Richterite | Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Ulvöspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Haggertyite | BaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19 |
| O | ⓘ Forsterite var. Peridot | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| O | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Richterite | Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Richterite | Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Haggertyite | BaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19 |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite var. Peridot | Mg2SiO4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Richterite | Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite var. Peridot | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jeppeite | K2Ti6O13 |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Priderite | K(Ti74+Fe3+)O16 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Richterite | Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Jeppeite | K2Ti6O13 |
| Ti | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Priderite | K(Ti74+Fe3+)O16 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ulvöspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
| Ti | ⓘ Haggertyite | BaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside | Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6 |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Priderite | K(Ti74+Fe3+)O16 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ulvöspinel | TiFe22+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Haggertyite | BaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19 |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Haggertyite | BaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19 |
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Cretaceous : 106 ± 3 Ma to 92 ± 2 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
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Fossils
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_of_Diamonds_State_Park |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q750623 |
| GeoNames ID: | 4107014 |
Mindat Articles
5. Diamonds R Waiting 4U At The Crater of Diamonds State Park by Frank FestaTGMS 2008 - The Crater of Diamonds by Jolyon Ralph
Localities in this Region
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- Pike County
- Murfreesboro
- Crater of Diamonds State Park (Prairie Creek Lamproite)
- Murfreesboro
- Pike County
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References
Gogineni, Subbarayudu V., Melton, Charles E., Giardini, A. A. (1978) Some petrological aspects of the Prairie Creek diamond-bearing kimberlite diatreme, Arkansas. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 66 (3) 251-261 doi:10.1007/bf00373409
Mitchell, Roger H.; Bergman, Steven C. (1991) Petrology of Lamproites. Springer US. p.1-447. doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-3788-5
Grey, Ian E., Velde, Danielle, Criddle, Alan J. (1998) Haggertyite, a new magnetoplumbite-type titanate mineral from the Prairie Creek (Arkansas) lamproite. American Mineralogist, 83 (11) 1323-1329 doi:10.2138/am-1998-11-1221
Mitchell, Roger H., Chakhmouradian, Anton R. (1999) Sr-bearing perovskite and loparite from lamproite and agpaitic nepheline syenite pegmatites. The Canadian Mineralogist, 37 (1) 99-112
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