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Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine (Chamberlain Creek Barite Mines), Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 28' 22'' North , 92° 48' 45'' West
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The open pit mine of the Baroid mine was operated by the Baroid Sales Division of the National Lead Company and the Magnet Cove Barium Company, a subsidiary of Dresser Industries at the time.
The open pit operation exploited the shallower east end of the barite deposit.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Benstonite (TL) Formula: Ba6Ca6Mg(CO3)13 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Benstonite (TL) | 5.AB.55 | Ba6Ca6Mg(CO3)13 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Benstonite | Ba6Ca6Mg(CO3)13 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Benstonite | Ba6Ca6Mg(CO3)13 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Benstonite | Ba6Ca6Mg(CO3)13 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Benstonite | Ba6Ca6Mg(CO3)13 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Benstonite | Ba6Ca6Mg(CO3)13 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10138577 |
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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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Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine, Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA