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Magnet Cove Rutile Company deposits, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USAi
Regional Level Types
Magnet Cove Rutile Company depositsGroup of Deposits
Magnet CoveCensus-designated Place
Hot Spring CountyCounty
ArkansasState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 28' 2'' North , 92° 52' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Deposits
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rockport753 (2017)9.7km
Malvern10,928 (2017)12.7km
Perla241 (2017)14.4km
Fountain Lake503 (2017)16.1km
Hot Springs35,635 (2017)17.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
15171
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:15171:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
MCTC Mine; Titanium Corporation of America Mine; Beaver Lake Estates


A titanium mine in carbonate-feldspar veins in syenites and phonolite porphyry. Started 1934 and closed 1944. Workings feature 2 open pits. West pit is now Beaver Lake.

Also known as Magnet Cove Titanium Corp. mine.

Deposit: HARD COPY FILE LOCATED AT USBM Eastern Field Operations Center (closed in 1980's). PRIOR STUDY COMPLETED IN 1976 BY K.F. STEELE, UNIV. OF ARKANSAS GRANT G0155021.


Geology: Magnet cove basin is an eroded late cretaceous caldera in which concentric ring dikes were created As a result of repeated cauldron subsidence. The magnet cove deposit is situated on the north side of the middle ring dike.

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Mineral List


36 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cancrinite
Formula: (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
'Chlorite Group'
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
'Leucoxene'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Monticellite
Formula: CaMg(SiO4)
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Nosean
Formula: Na8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Tainiolite
Formula: KLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Wavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Monticellite9.AC.10CaMg(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Tainiolite9.EC.15KLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Cancrinite9.FB.05(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Nosean9.FB.10Na8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Leucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Leucoxene'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
H WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
LiLithium
Li TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O AnataseTiO2
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BrookiteTiO2
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O PerovskiteCaTiO3
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
O TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
F TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Si TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
PPhosphorus
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S NoseanNa8(Al6Si6O24)(SO4) · H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K TainioliteKLiMg2(Si4O10)F2
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Cancrinite(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2

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