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Avatar Crystal Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USAi
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Avatar Crystal MineMine
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Entrance to Arrowhead Quartz Crystal Mine

Avatar Crystal Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA
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Avatar Crystal Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA
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Main workings

Avatar Crystal Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA
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Entrance to Arrowhead Quartz Crystal Mine

Avatar Crystal Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA
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End of the Line

Avatar Crystal Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA
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Main workings

Avatar Crystal Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA
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Entrance to Arrowhead Quartz Crystal Mine

Avatar Crystal Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA
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Avatar Crystal Mine, Mt Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 30' 2'' North , 93° 37' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.50083,-93.62444
GeoHash:
G#: 9yjkm88vb
GRN:
N24W55
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mount Ida1,025 (2017)6.3km
Norman359 (2017)7.3km
Oden220 (2017)19.2km
Glenwood2,141 (2017)20.5km
Kirby786 (2017)27.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
127367
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127367:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Arrowhead Mine, Leatherhead Mine


Avatar Crystal Mine (formerly known as Arrowhead Crystal Mine) is a recreational fee site for digging famous Arkansas Quartz Crystal.

Note: for a brief time in the late 1990s/early 2000s, the Arrowhead Mine was mistakenly known as the Leatherhead Mine. However, this is not to be confused with the Leatherhead Quartz Mines 18 miles to the east as these are two distinctly different mining operations.

In addition, the USGS MRDS database lists this locality as the Leatherhead Mine as well, but this is also incorrect.

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Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:10138092

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

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