A quartz mine located near Nimrod, 3 miles North of the Garland County line. Ore is quartz veins in Jackfork Sandstone. Started 1943 and closed the same year.

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ⓘ Quartz crystal

Mineral List

ⓘ Quartz

ⓘ var. Rock Crystal

ⓘ Rectorite

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Description: Occurs in quartz veins in Jackfork Sandstone.

References:

Rocks & Minerals (1988): 63: 115.

Engel(1952).

ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal

Formula: SiO₂

Description: Occurs in quartz veins in Jackfork Sandstone.

References:

Rocks & Minerals (1988): 63: 115.

Engel(1952).

ⓘ Rectorite

Formula: (Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O

Description: Occurs in quartz veins in Jackfork Sandstone.

References:

Rocks & Minerals (1988): 63: 115.

Engel(1952).

Gallery:

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 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Rectorite	9.EC.60	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Rectorite	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rectorite	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal	SiO₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Rectorite	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Rectorite	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Rectorite	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal	SiO₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Rectorite	(Na,Ca)Al₄((Si,Al)₈O₂₀)(OH)₄ · 2H₂O

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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References

Rocks & Minerals (1988): 63: 115.

Engel(1952)

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