 | | Other Paper | | MAGNET COVE, HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARKANSAS: COLLECTOR AND PROFESSIONAL OBSERVATIONS, STORIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS...Jr. and J. Michael Howard MAGNET COVE, HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARKANSAS: COLLECTOR AND PROFESSIONAL OBSERVATIONS...Michael Howard 16001 Vimy Woods Road Mabelvale, Arkansas 72103 E-mail: jmichaelhoward@sbcglobal.net ©...Introduction…………………………………………………………………... 17 Kimzey Calcite Quarry………………………………………………………. 18 Perovskite Hill………………………………………………………………...Locations………………………………………………………………... 21 Diamond Jo Quarry…………………………………………………………... 21 Eudialyte Syenite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cavities at THE DIAMOND JO QUARRY MAGNET COVE, HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARKANSAS Even though Magnet Cove with its...Texas 77036 mond Jo quarry, which is most notable for its microminer als. The quarry and the surrounding...now owned by Henry deLinde of Mabelvale, Arkansas. The Hot Springs Railroad M A G N E T C O V E , S...12 M I L E S E A S T of the city of Hot Springs in Hot Spring County, is a ring-dike complex of alkalic...during Cretaceous time; 1 or 2 miles east of Magnet Cove these rocks are overlain by the Cretaceous and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MICHAEL HOWARD Arkansas Geological Commission 3815 W. Roosevelt Road Little Rock, Arkansas 72204 Figure... site of most recent mining activity in the Magnet Cove area. Abundant brookite and smoky quartz were...reclamation in the mid-1990s. lthough the Magnet Cove area of Arkansas was noted before 18.50 in the literature...concerning the discovery of “arkansite” (brookite). Magnet Cove then began to be known for the variety of growth...crystal forms and other mineral species present at Magnet Cove were published in the United States and Europe |  | | Book | | Collecting Arkansas JVlinerals A Reference and Guide By Arthur E. Smith, Jr. ,'T Collecting Arkansas...Box 2043 Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83816-2043 iii Arkansas Counties 1 \ I •( 11 o •« c »««ou cxi ju4«iO«J...r r 1 0WH4T «MII( ' I I ►UCAJ4I s;r_ I HOT tAAIHC SCVICA I CA A *T I JCffCASO* ' *«< AHS... askcct jchicotV I \ i 5 _ ✓ SCAct. •*«•«« JO «o iv U.S. Geological Survey public information...573-308-3500 703-648-6045 or phone 800-USA-MAPS Map 3. Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains 7.5 Minute Quadrangal |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Carolina State University] at 12:21 10 March 2015 Magnet Cove is a ring-dike complex of alkalic igneous rocks...outer rim of the Cove consists of erosion-resistant syenite. The low interior of the Cove consists of ijolites...portion of Magnet Cove’s interior. Collecting Microminerals Cove Creek, Magnet Cove, Arkansas Unless otherwise...microminerals I could find in Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, where I had been collecting whenever...whenever possible since 1958. Magnet Cove was definitely not known for its microminerals at that time |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MAGNET COVE, ARKANSAS By CARL M. WELCH South Dakota School of Mines Box 1 197, Rapid City, S.D. 57701...57701 Magnet Cove has been an area of of punishment since much walking will great mineralogic interest since...natural magnet in the soil and its picks and sledges. Small tools are also basin-like shape. The Cove is located...northern Hot Spring County, Arkansas could be used. A good knapsack is of about 12 miles east of Hot Springs...places where Cove Creek enters and the text as being closed. However, Mr. leaves the Cove. Kimzey will |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | photo. March/April: Quartz, Middleville, Herkimer County, New York. John C. Medici specimen and photo. May/June:...May/June: Turgite, Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia. Ronald E. Bentley specimen and photo. July/August:...deLinde No. 4 mine, High Peak, Montgomery County, Arkansas. Private collection; Ronald E. Bentley photo...photo. September/October: Barite, Otero County, Colorado. Dan and Dianne Kile specimen; John Muntyan photo...Wilson. W. E. Wilson photo. Acmite, Arkansas, 304, 321 Aenigmatite, Arkansas, 306 Alabama, volkovskite, 472 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Consequently, anatase has been nominated for this issue’c Connoisscur’s Choice. Anatase is perhaps hest...hardness of 5 . 5 4 . 0 and a density of 3.89. Anatase is tetragonal (4im Ym Urn). Crystals are typically... generally in amounts less than 0.5 percent. Anatase is commonly found as a minor constituent of alpine-type...numerous Iwalities, rnatiy of which are gold and diamond placers. It is also a fine-grained alteration product...titanite, and o r t h d a s e ( v x . adtilaria). Anatase specimens have been found at many locdities in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystals, Arkansas also boasts an array of other minerals, as evidenced by this county-by-county description...minerals of Magnet Cove, continued with mining in north ern and western Arkansas and Magnet Cove during the...throughout the state and extensive collecting in Magnet Cove. In the 1900s, mining and minerals continue to...in full swing and the demand for and price of Arkansas quartz crystals has skyrocketed. In October 1987...exploited. Continued interest in and study of Arkansas minerals, par ticularly the microminerals, will |  | | Journal (issue) | | Another good Web Site This time, we take a look at Arkansas. I was checking out the links on the Mineral News-LR... Michael Howard i a geologist employed by the Arkansas Geological Commission. Darcy Howard i a scientific...News, P.O. Box 2043, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2043 USA Phone: 208-664-2448 Email: lanny@mineralnews.com...web users, it is still a poor site. Rockhounding Arkansas is one of those rare sites that uses quite a few...minerals. and other rockhounding activities in Arkansas. There even is a special page "Ask Mikey•· where |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | states at its 2017 February show (add Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee); hence, they will all...states— Michigan, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Arkansas—at the periphery of the area tally over three...inclusions or mixtures (e.g., yellow smithsonite from Arkansas), or bizarre growth habits (e.g., twists and elongations)... Marion County, Tennessee Shepard 1835 1835 Nitromagnesite Nicajack Cave, Marion County, Tennessee...Shepard 1835 1846 Schorlomite Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas Shepard 1846 1880/2002 Destinezite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | perovskite from kimberlite (Iron Hill, Wyoming, USA) and carbonatite (Prairie Lake, Ontario, Canada)...Ca leaching leads to replacement of kassite by anatase + calcite, which are also commonly observed as...reliable technique to identify submicroscopic anatase– calcite intergrowths that can be easily mistaken...of perovskite into kassite and, subsequently, anatase requires initially high levels of f(H2O) in the...f(H2O). The implications of perovskite–kassite–anatase phase relations for deciphering the late-stage |  | | Report (edition) | | STATE OF ARKANSAS BULLETIN 23 MINERAL SPECIES OF ARKANSAS A DIGEST By J. Michael Howard 1987 Revised...Little Rock ARKANSAS GEOLOGICAL COMMISSION Norman F. Williams State Geologist STATE OF ARKANSAS BULLETIN...SPECIES OF ARKANSAS A DIGEST By J. Michael Howard 1987 Revised 2007 Little Rock ARKANSAS GEOLOGICAL...Williams State Geologist STATE OF ARKANSAS Bill Clinton, Governor ARKANSAS GEOLOGICAL COMMISSION Norman F...three-day trip to the Little Rock, Hot Springs, and Magnet Cove areas of Arkansas. The trip was conducted by |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Y" Amsterdam Alkaline igneous rocks of Magnet Cove, Arkansas: Mineralogy and geochemistry of syenites...Ross, M., 1990. Alkaline igneous rocks of Magnet Cove, Arkansas: Mineralogy and geochemistry of syenites...carbonatites. Lithos, 26: 67-98. Syemtes from the Magnet Cove alkaline igneous complex form a diverse mmeralogical...intergrowths of K-feldspar and nepheline. The Diamond Jo nepheline syenite group defines a different differentiatlOn...crystalhzatlOn history of the syemtes. Introduction The Magnet Cove complex is a IOI-Ma (Zartman, 1977; Eby, 1987) |  | | Report (edition) | | STATE OF ARKANSAS BULLETIN 23 S P EC I ES O F A RKA N SA A DIGEST By J. Michael Howard \ 1987... / ARKANSAS GEOLOGICAL COMMISSION Norman F. Williams State Geologist s·' , STATE OF ARKANSAS BULLETIN...23 SPECIES OF ARKANSAS A DIGEST By J. Michael Howard 1987 Little Rock ARKANSAS GEOLOGICAL COMMISSION...State Geologist STATE OF ARKANSAS Bill Clinton, Governor ARKANSAS GEOLOGICAL COMMISSION Norman...field trip to the Little Rock, Hot Springs, and Magnet Cove areas of Arkansas. The trip was conducted by |  | | Report (issue) | | Petrology of the Alkalic Igneous Complex at Magnet Cove, Arkansas GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Prepared in cooperation...Petrology of the Alkalic Igneous Complex at Magnet Cove, Arkansas By R. L. ERICKSON and L. V. BLADE GEOLOGICAL...petrology of the alkalic igneous complex at Magnet Cove, Arkansas, by R. L. Erickson and L. V. Blade. Washington...igneous complex at Magnet Cove, Arkansas, 1963. (Card 2) 1. Geochemistry Arkansas Magnet Cove. 2. Petrology...Petrology Arkansas Magnet Cove. 3. Rocks, Igneous. 4. Rocks Analysis. I. Blade, Lawrence Vernon, 1917joint author |  | | Report (issue) | | THE CHRISTY VANADIUM-TITANIUM DEPOSIT, HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARKANSAS By G. N. Breit1, C. Rice1 , D.L. Fey2...THE CHRISTY VANADIUM-TITANIUM DEPOSIT, HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARKANSAS by G. N. Breit, C. Rice, D.L. Fey, and...sedimentary rocks near the contact with the Cretaceous Magnet Cove intrusive complex. Major minerals in the deposit...smectite and goethite. Minor phases include brookite, anatase, adularia, illite/mica(?), manganese oxides, and...sedimentary rocks altered by the intrusion of the Magnet Cove complex. Partial dissolution techniques along |  | | Report (issue) | | Association: Ilmenite, titanomagnetite, titanite, anatase, perovskite, baddeleyite, phlogopite, clinochlore...(1986) Kassite from the Diamond Jo quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Springs County, Arkansas: The problem of cafetite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | matrix. A remarkable associate is a pinkish-brown anatase crystal cluster. The almost adamantine luster of...high silverbearing variety, electrum. ? •" J Arkansas More Narsarsukite Mr. Art Smith of Houston, Texas...narsarsukite from the United States. Hewrites: "Arkansas has 2 occurrences of narsarsukite; both are in...apophyllite at the Big Rock quarry, Sweet Home, Pulaski County, Arkansas. This quar ry was also known...known as the Arch Street Pike quarry, is near Little Rock, and can be seen from the Interstate just southeast |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Shockley's comprehensive survey of collecting in Magnet Cove, Arkansas was but one of the many outstanding articles...with timeless appeal to mineral stu dents. The Magnet Cove locality has remained a prime collecting site...MINERALS Mineral Collecting Magnet Cove, June, 1948 in Arkansas By W O O D L A N D G . S H O C...E Y Since early in the nineteenth cen tury Magnet Cove has been one of the world's most famous mineral...Unfortunately, most of the published material on the Cove is either out of print or is otherwise hard to obtain; |  | | Journal (issue) | | Springs, Colorado 8124 2 USA Phone: 719-539-4113 • Fax 719-539-454 2 SPRING 2003 MATRIX: A Journal...the Ropes Gold Mine. Near Ishpeming. Marquette County, Michigan 3 by Michael P. Basal HISTORIC MINERAL...21 HISTORIC MINERAL FEATURE Collecting in Magnet Cove: Letters from Clyde Hardin by Arthur S111irh...gold nugget from Lhe Ropes Gold Mine, Marquette County, Michigan. The specimen measures I .5x2.5 cm .... Photo by Jeff Scovil. See story. page 3. 1 SPRING 2003 " MATRI: • 2 EDITORIAL A MATRIX Update: |  | Grey, I.E., Mumme, W.G., Pekov, I.V., Pushcharovsky, D.Yu. (2004) The crystal structure of chromian kassite from the Saranovskoye deposit, Northern Urals, Russia. American Mineralogist, 88 (8) 1331-1335 doi:10.2138/am-2003-8-916 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | titanate mineral from the Magnet Cove alkalic intrusion in Hot Spring County, Arkansas. They found two types...the original description, and described the Magnet Cove specimen as kassite. The entries for the two...deep-green Cr-bearing titanite (~1.2 wt% Cr2O3), orange anatase, and colorless calcite. Kassite mainly occurs on...(1986) Kassite from the Diamond Jo quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas: the problem of cafetite |  | | Journal (issue) | | JUNE Contents for June, 1948 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ..............................................................482 MJNERAL COLLECTING IN MAGNET COVE, ARKANSAS. By Woodland G. Shockley .................AMATEUR LAYID ARY. SOME TIPS ON THE USE AND CARE OF DIAMOND GRINDING WHEELS FOR LAPIDARY WORK. By A. H . Milner...Association 482 ROCKS AND MINERAU CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY 9th Annual Convention California Federation of...ltrits swdl entJ· MINERAL COLLECTING IN MAGNET COVE. ARKANSAS UQJ. 11 bt ~est r two ~ nun- m. l |  | | Book | | ranges, erupting volcanoes, earthquakes and even hot springs and caverns. But most geological activity...be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A CHANGING...suitable topaz crystals, can grow directly from hot gases, which carry the mineral’s ingredients in vaporized...cavities are commonly found in this rock, created when hot gases were trapped in the basalt lava as it a specimen...producing such forms as aegirine pegmatite. As well, hot hydrothermal fluids often carry and deposit valuable | | | Book | | ranges, erupting volcanoes, earthquakes and even hot springs and caverns. But most geological activity...be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 cm. Biominerals Crystals formed by biological... such as topaz crystals, can grow directly from hot gases, which carry the mineral’s ingredients in vaporized...producing such forms as aegirine pegmatite. As well, hot hydrothermal fluids often carry and deposit valuable...cavities are commonly found in this rock, created when hot gases were trapped in the basalt lava as it crystals |
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