| | 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 | | | 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 | | | 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) | 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 (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 | | | 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 | | | 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 | | | 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; | | | Book | M>f*es MANUFACTURES AND AGRICULTURE v MAP OF ARKANSAS Rur Reproduced on a reduced scale from map by...1 /. I y & ..vu. t u.vy UNIVERSITY OF I Arkansas," Washington, D. C., 1 907. , / \/ QUATERNARY...Mississippian ECONOMICS & SOCIOLO, Rocks MINERA IN ARKANSAS INCLUDING A REVIEW OF OIL AND GAS CONDITIONS...MINES, MANUFACTURES AND AGRICULTURE STATE OF ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 1922 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page...Features Principal Arkansas Minerals and Their Location by Counties Counties of Arkansas and Their Mineral | | | Report (volume) | ............................................. Arkansas.................................................mineralogic reports, especially from those of Arkansas, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, South...examination of the geology of western central Arkansas: Arkansas Geol. Survey Ann. Kept, for 1888, vol. 1...J. C., The zinc and lead region of north Arkansas: Arkansas Geol. Survey Ann. Kept, for 1892, vol. 5...relative to the economic-geologic products of Arkansas, prepared for the Southern Commercial Congress | | | 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: | | | Report (volume) | Alabama.........Dr. Eugene A. Smith, University. Arkansas..........Dr. A. H. Purdue, Nashville, Tenn. California...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby | | | 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 (edition) | polished, 70 mm, Anjanabonoina, Madagaskar, G Page 5: Opal - fire, polished, 50 mm, Mezezo, Ethiopia, G Page...abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture), dept...always included in text, except in the cases of the USA, UK, and the provinces Ontario and Quebec in Canada...Uintah County. Utah. and m (2.B. acanthite group). Monoclinic, C2/m, a,b,c Rio Blanco County. Colorado...Menzenschwand Scbwarzwald Mts., in the Sailauf quarry, Spessart Mts., Bavaria. both Germany, and from | | | Book (volume) | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...(banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N of Calloway | | | Book (volume) | north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond. THEBES: c area...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason | | | Book (volume) | north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare alluvial Diamond. THEBES: c area...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason | | | 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 | | | Show/Event (guide) | group, 13 cm, from the Eagle’s Nest mine. Placer County, California. Found in 1988. Collection of Wayne...supposed to be located near Baker’s Tank in Yuma County. Travelers in Navajo country near Monument Valley...they found themselves too far out on the furnace-hot Colorado Desert northeast of Yuma, with their food...Mexican village after his own lonely trek of 14 days. JO ■r A ■ K! V LXJ ■fi Z 1 Adams found gold in...as a miner at the famous Red Qoud mine in Yuma County, and was hiking to the La Fortuna mine about 40 | | | Book | temperature from localized hydrothermal water in hot springs on the continents and black "smoker vents"...containing fresh glass, montmorillonite clay, and opal; a transition zone (up to 20 mOl thick) composed...(up to 12 meters thick) that contains fresh glass, opal, and montmorillonite; a middle zone (up to 10 meters...downward in the rocks and is heated at depth from the hot surrounding rocks. Less 14/ ORIGINS OF ZEOLITES...Fine specimens of zeolites can crystallize within a hot volcanic flow as it cools from a molten state, if | | | Book | temperature from localized hydrothermal water in hot springs on the continents and black "smoker vents"...containing fresh glass, montmorillonite clay, and opal; a transition zone (up to 20 mOl thick) composed...(up to 12 meters thick) that contains fresh glass, opal, and montmorillonite; a middle zone (up to 10 meters...downward in the rocks and is heated at depth from the hot surrounding rocks. Less 14/ ORIGINS OF ZEOLITES...Fine specimens of zeolites can crystallize within a hot volcanic flow as it cools from a molten state, if | | | Book | jasper, agate, and other forms of quartz, as well as opal. Non-English terms commonly used in English-language...have crystal structures, for example, synthetic diamond, synthetic spinel, and synthetic sapphire; nor...crystal structure, for example, some varieties of opal or liquids like water or native mercury, are sometimes...monzonite (Monzoni, Tyrolean Alps), nelsonite (Nelson County, Virginia), nevadite, norite (Norway), pacificite...Also named albert coal. [Albert shale of Albert County, New Brunswick] (How in 1860) albitite ig. dike | | | Journal (issue) | Benitoite from the New Idria District, San Benito County, California Brendan M. Laurs, William R. Rohtert...the world, the Benitoite Gem mine, in San Benito County, California. This historic locality continues to...and an extension of the deposit was found in the spring of 1997. The feature article in this issue looks...of this distinctive material. The benitoite and diamond necklace illustrated here is shown with the largest... BENITOITE FROM THE NEW IDRIA DISTRICT, SAN BENITO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA By Brendan M. Laurs, William R. Rohtert | | | Book (edition) | File, 1601 Park Lane. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA. Introduction This volume is the third edition...Green River Formation in (TL) Uintah Co .. Utah. USA. Named for P.H. Abelson. 20.7.3 AbernalhJile. K(U00As0...26 A. Z=4 [PDF 1 6-386]. (TL) Temple Mts. Utah. USA. Named for J . Abernathy. Abhurite. S n 30(0HhCl...Latin ac11111en · spear head' . Adamant. syn. of diamond and corundum. A.H. Chester ( 1896) Diet. Names...Greville ( 1798) Phil Trans. 88. 403. Adamas. syn. of diamond. Pliny (A.O. 77) Hist. Nm. 37. 1 5. Adamine. syn | | Gaines, Richard V., Skinner, H. Catherine W., Foord, Eugene E., Mason, Brian, Rosenzweig, Abraham, King, Vandall T. (1997) Dana's New Mineralogy (8th ed.) Wiley-Interscience. p.1872 | Book (edition) | extent of producing diffraction patterns (e.g., opal), (2) metamict materials that were crystalline at...few materials by X-ray diffraction order (e.g., opal). Lattice constants are generally derived es be...imperfectly metallic Gold, copper, tin The luster of diamond, other materials of high index of refraction, and...approximately 1.3 to 1.8. Imperfectly vitreous Like amber Diamond Sub-Metallic Adamantine Vitreous Sub-Vitreous...fibrous minerals Columbite, wolframite Quartz Opal, some yellow varieties of sphalerite Nepheline Tale |
|