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Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA i
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Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA

Mineralized Boulder

Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA

Kolbeckite, etc.

Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA

Open Pit

Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA

Mineralized Boulder

Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA

Kolbeckite, etc.

Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA

Open Pit

Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA

Mineralized Boulder

Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

34° 27' 27'' North , 92° 50' 36'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Cfa : Humid subtropical climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Rockport	753 (2017)	8.0km
Malvern	10,928 (2017)	11.0km
Perla	241 (2017)	12.3km
Traskwood	543 (2017)	17.4km
Fountain Lake	503 (2017)	18.4km

Mindat Locality ID:

25628

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:25628:6

GUID (UUID V4):

A vanadium mine owned by Union Carbide Corp. Located ¼ mile North of the cemetary on the East rim of Magnet Cove. Prospected in 1913 and opened in 1941-1943. Reopened 1970-1977. Vanadium mining commenced 1981 and stopped 1986.
Ore is in altered Arkansas Novaculite. Workings feature shallow pits and a large open cut.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Vanadium

Mineral List

14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase

Formula: TiO₂

References:

Rocks & Min.: 63:109.

ⓘ Brookite

Formula: TiO₂

References:

Rocks & Min.: 63:109.

Erickson, Ralph Leroy

Blade, Lawrence Vernon (1963) Geochemistry and petrology of the alkalic igneous complex at Magnet Cove, Arkansas. USGS Prof. Paper 425.

ⓘ Cacoxenite

Formula: Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂ · 75H₂O

References:

Rocks & Min.: 63:109.

ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃F

References:

Rocks & Min.: 63:109.

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

References:

Rocks & Min.: 63:109.

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: Fe³⁺O(OH)

References:

Rocks & Min.: 63:109.

Erickson, Ralph Leroy

Blade, Lawrence Vernon (1963) Geochemistry and petrology of the alkalic igneous complex at Magnet Cove, Arkansas. USGS Prof. Paper 425.

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

Rocks & Min.: 63:109.

ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'

Formula: (Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O

References:

Rocks & Min.: 63:109.

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄

References:

Erickson, Ralph Leroy

Blade, Lawrence Vernon (1963) Geochemistry and petrology of the alkalic igneous complex at Magnet Cove, Arkansas. USGS Prof. Paper 425.

ⓘ Kolbeckite

Formula: ScPO₄ · 2H₂O

References:

Rocks & Min.: 63:109.

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi₃O₈)

References:

Rocks & Min.: 63:109.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Rocks & Min.: 63:109.

Erickson, Ralph Leroy

Blade, Lawrence Vernon (1963) Geochemistry and petrology of the alkalic igneous complex at Magnet Cove, Arkansas. USGS Prof. Paper 425.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Rocks & Min.: 63:109.

Erickson, Ralph Leroy

Blade, Lawrence Vernon (1963) Geochemistry and petrology of the alkalic igneous complex at Magnet Cove, Arkansas. USGS Prof. Paper 425.

ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Erickson, Ralph Leroy

Blade, Lawrence Vernon (1963) Geochemistry and petrology of the alkalic igneous complex at Magnet Cove, Arkansas. USGS Prof. Paper 425.

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

References:

Erickson, Ralph Leroy

Blade, Lawrence Vernon (1963) Geochemistry and petrology of the alkalic igneous complex at Magnet Cove, Arkansas. USGS Prof. Paper 425.

ⓘ Tainiolite

Formula: KLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂

References:

Rocks & Min.: 63:109.

Erickson, Ralph Leroy

Blade, Lawrence Vernon (1963) Geochemistry and petrology of the alkalic igneous complex at Magnet Cove, Arkansas. USGS Prof. Paper 425.

Gallery:

Fe³⁺O(OH)ⓘ Goethite

Goethite

Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA

Goethite

Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA

Goethite

Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA

SiO₂ⓘ Quartz

Quartz

Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA

Quartz

Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA

Quartz

Union Carbide Christy Vanadium Mine, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Goethite	4.00.	Fe³⁺O(OH)
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Smoky Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Anatase	4.DD.05	TiO₂
ⓘ	Brookite	4.DD.10	TiO₂
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Fluorapatite	8.BN.05	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
ⓘ	Kolbeckite	8.CD.05	ScPO₄ · 2H₂O
ⓘ	Cacoxenite	8.DC.40	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂ · 75H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Tainiolite	9.EC.15	KLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂
ⓘ	Kaolinite	9.ED.05	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
ⓘ	Orthoclase	9.FA.30	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Heulandite Subgroup'	-	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Cacoxenite	Fe₂₄³⁺AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂ · 75H₂O
H	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
H	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
H	ⓘ Kolbeckite	ScPO₄ · 2H₂O
Li	Lithium
Li	ⓘ Tainiolite	KLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Brookite	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Cacoxenite	Fe₂₄³⁺AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂ · 75H₂O
O	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
O	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
O	ⓘ Kolbeckite	ScPO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Tainiolite	KLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
F	ⓘ Tainiolite	KLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Tainiolite	KLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Cacoxenite	Fe₂₄³⁺AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂ · 75H₂O
Al	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Al	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Kaolinite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Si	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Tainiolite	KLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Cacoxenite	Fe₂₄³⁺AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂ · 75H₂O
P	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
P	ⓘ Kolbeckite	ScPO₄ · 2H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
K	ⓘ Orthoclase	K(AlSi₃O₈)
K	ⓘ Tainiolite	KLiMg₂(Si₄O₁₀)F₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Fluorapatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Ca	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Sc	Scandium
Sc	ⓘ Kolbeckite	ScPO₄ · 2H₂O
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Brookite	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Cacoxenite	Fe₂₄³⁺AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂ · 75H₂O
Fe	ⓘ Goethite	Fe³⁺O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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References

Rocks & Minerals: 63:109

Stone et al. (1982).

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