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Mount Ida Mountain Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mount Ida Mountain Mine | Mine |
| Mt Ida | Mountain |
| Montgomery County | County |
| Arkansas | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 29' 44'' North , 93° 38' 30'' West
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A quartz mine located 3 miles (ca. 5 km) NNW of Norman on Mt Ida. Started 1928. Mineralization is in quartz veins in Crystal Mountain Sandstone.
At http://www.mindat.org/mesg-105-324828.html Rock Currier reports (in 2014):
"James Zigras who is involved in quartz and wavellite mining in Arkansas and he says that the four images of wavellite [previously posted at this locality] are from Mauldin Mountain Quarries, Mauldin Mt., Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA.
[...] He [James] says, and has confirmed with Shane Manley, a long time digger of quartz and wavellite in Arkansas, that the Mount Ida Mountain Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA was only a quartz mine and never produced wevellite [sic] and that this mine operated a long time ago and that it is unlikely that any of the quartz specimens pictured actually came from that mine.[...]"
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O Description: From Rock Currier."I have checked with James Zigras who is involved in quartz and wavellite mining in Arkansas and he says that the four images of wavellite are from Mauldin Mountain Quarries, Mauldin Mt., Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA. Shall I change them? He says, and has confirmed with Shane Manley, a long time digger of quartz and wavellite in Arkansas, that the Mount Ida Mountain Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery Co., Arkansas, USA was only a quartz mine and never produced wevellite and that this mine operated a long time ago and that it is unlikely that any of the quartz specimens pictured actually came from that mine. It might be better to just move them to the user only galleries." References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Wavellite ? | 8.DC.50 | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Arkoma Basin–Ouachita Thrust BeltBasin
- Granite-Rhyolite ProvinceMagmatic Province
- Sabine DomainDomain
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Mount Ida Mountain Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA