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Joseph Kehr Mine, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USAi
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Joseph Kehr MineMine
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° North , 93° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~36km
GRN:
N23W56
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
12129
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12129:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ref.: Rocks & Min.:63:118; Stroud(1977). A manganese mine located on the northern edge of Pike Co. Ore is in fractured Arkansas Novaculite. Prospected 1916, operated 1940's and closed in the 1950's.

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Description: Occurs in fractured Arkansas Novaculite.
ⓘ Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
Description: Occurs in fractured Arkansas Novaculite.
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Description: Occurs in fractured Arkansas Novaculite.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘCryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘManganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
KPotassium
Kⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
MnManganese
Mnⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mnⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2

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