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Pike County, Arkansas, USAi
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PlacePopulation
Glenwood2,141 (2017)
Murfreesboro1,580 (2017)
Kirby786 (2017)
Delight268 (2017)
Antoine112 (2017)
Daisy110 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
3417
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3417:6
GUID (UUID V4):
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Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Pike, Arkansas, États-Unis
German:
Pike County, Arkansas, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Pike, Arkansas, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Пайк, Арканзас, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
派克縣, 阿肯色州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Pike, Arkansas, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Pike County, Arkansas, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة بايك, أركنساس, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Փայկի շրջան, Արկանզաս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Pike konderria, Arkansas
Bavarian:
Pike County, Arkansas, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
পাইক কাউন্টি, আরকান্‌সাস, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Пайк, Арканзас, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Pike County, Arkansas
Danish:
Pike County, Arkansas, USA
Dutch:
Pike County, Arkansas, Verenigde Staten
Estonian:
Pike'i maakond, Arkansas, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان پایک، آرکانزاس, آرکانزاس, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Pike megye, Arkansas, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Pike, Arkansas, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
パイク郡, アーカンソー州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Pike Comitatus, Arcansia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Pike County, Arkansas, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Pike Gông, Arkansas
Norwegian:
Pike County, Arkansas, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Pike, Arkansas, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Pike, Arkansas, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Pike, Arkansas, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Пајк, Арканзас, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Pike County, Arkansas, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Pike County, Arkansas, USA
Turkish:
Pike, Arkansas, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Пайк, Арканзас, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
پائیک کاؤنٹی، آرکنساس, آرکنساس, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Pike, Arkansas, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Pike, Arkansas, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
پائک کاؤنٹی، آرکنساس, آرکانساس, امریکہ


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76 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Artsmithite (TL)
Formula: [Hg2]2+2Al(PO4)1.74(OH)1.78
Type Locality:
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Localities: Reported from at least 15 localities in this region.
Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Cacoxenite
Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs in mineralized Gap Ridge Sandstone.
Calomel
Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Description: Occurs in De Quen Limestone member of the Trinity group (Cretaceous).
Chamosite
Formula: Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
'Chert var. Novaculite'
'Chlorite Group'
'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Description: Occurs in, and associated with, weathered diamondiferous lamproite (peridotite).
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Localities: Reported from at least 48 localities in this region.
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs in fractured Arkansas Novaculite.
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Diamond
Formula: C
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Habit: crystals
Colour: colorless, pale shades
Dickite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Localities: Reported from at least 25 localities in this region.
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside
Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Edgarbaileyite
Formula: [Hg2]2+3[Si2O7]
Eglestonite
Formula: [Hg2]2+3OCl3(OH)
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Occurs in, and associated with, weathered diamondiferous lamproite (peridotite).
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
Forsterite var. Peridot
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 25 localities in this region.
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Description: Occurs in the De Queen Limestone member of the Trinity Group (Cretaceous).
Gypsum var. Alabaster
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Satin Spar Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Haggertyite (TL)
Formula: BaFe2+4Fe3+2Ti5MgO19
Type Locality:
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Description: Occurs in, and associated with, weathered diamondiferous lamproite (peridotite).
Hydroxylapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
Jeppeite
Formula: K2Ti6O13
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kutnohorite
Formula: CaMn2+(CO3)2
'Leucoxene'
'Limonite'
Lithiophorite
Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Livingstonite
Formula: HgSb4S6(S2)
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs in fractured Arkansas Novaculite.
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Occurs in De Quen Limestone member of the Trinity group (Cretaceous).
Metacinnabar
Formula: HgS
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs in mineralized Gap Ridge Sandstone.
Montroydite
Formula: HgO
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Mercury
Formula: Hg
'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Palygorskite
Formula: ◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Perhamite
Formula: Ca3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O
Periclase
Formula: MgO
Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
'Petroleum var. Bitumen'
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Potassium richterite'
Priderite
Formula: K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
'Psilomelane'
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 12 localities in this region.
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs in fractured Arkansas Novaculite.
Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing Pyrope
Formula: Mg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 32 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs in, and associated with, weathered diamondiferous lamproite (peridotite).
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs in, and associated with, weathered diamondiferous lamproite (peridotite).
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs in, and associated with, weathered diamondiferous lamproite (peridotite).
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Richterite
Formula: Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Romanèchite ?
Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Stibiconite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region.
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Terlinguaite
Formula: [Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2
Tetraferriphlogopite
Formula: KMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Ulvöspinel
Formula: TiFe2+2O4
'Wad'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Mercury1.AD.05Hg
Diamond1.CB.10aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Metacinnabar2.CB.05aHgS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Livingstonite2.JA.05iHgSb4S6(S2)
Group 3 - Halides
Calomel3.AA.30[Hg2]2+Cl2
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Eglestonite3.DD.05[Hg2]2+3OCl3(OH)
Terlinguaite3.DD.20[Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Periclase4.AB.25MgO
Montroydite4.AC.15HgO
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Ulvöspinel4.BB.05TiFe2+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
var. Picroilmenite4.CB.05(Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Haggertyite (TL)4.CC.45BaFe2+4Fe3+2Ti5MgO19
Jeppeite4.CC.50K2Ti6O13
Quartz
var. Agate
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Opal
var. Opal-AN
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Stibiconite4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Cryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
Priderite4.DK.05bK(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Romanèchite ?4.DK.10(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Lithiophorite4.FE.25(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Kutnohorite5.AB.10CaMn2+(CO3)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum
var. Alabaster
7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Satin Spar Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Hydroxylapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3(OH)
Artsmithite (TL)8.BO.40[Hg2]2+2Al(PO4)1.74(OH)1.78
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Perhamite8.DO.20Ca3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
var. Peridot9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Pyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
var. Chromium-bearing Pyrope9.AD.25Mg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Braunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Edgarbaileyite9.BC.25[Hg2]2+3[Si2O7]
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Diopside
var. Chromium-bearing Diopside
9.DA.15Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Richterite9.DE.20Na(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Tetraferriphlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Chamosite9.EC.55Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Dickite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Palygorskite9.EE.20◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Psilomelane'-
'Wad'-
'Leucoxene'-
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Petroleum
var. Bitumen'
-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Chert
var. Novaculite'
-
'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
'Potassium richterite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Eglestonite[Hg2]32+OCl3(OH)
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
H HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
H ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
H PerhamiteCa3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
H StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H Artsmithite[Hg2]22+Al(PO4)1.74(OH)1.78
LiLithium
Li Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DiamondC
C KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AgateSiO2
O Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BaryteBaSO4
O BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
O CupriteCu2O
O DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O Edgarbaileyite[Hg2]32+[Si2O7]
O Eglestonite[Hg2]32+OCl3(OH)
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
O HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O JeppeiteK2Ti6O13
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
O Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
O ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MontroyditeHgO
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
O PerhamiteCa3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O
O PericlaseMgO
O PerovskiteCaTiO3
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
O QuartzSiO2
O RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O Terlinguaite[Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2
O TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O HaggertyiteBaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19
O Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
O Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite(Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O Artsmithite[Hg2]22+Al(PO4)1.74(OH)1.78
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
O Olivine GroupM2SiO4
O Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing PyropeMg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Na RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mg Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Mg PericlaseMgO
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mg RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg HaggertyiteBaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19
Mg Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Mg Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite(Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
Mg Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing PyropeMg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Al PerhamiteCa3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al Artsmithite[Hg2]22+Al(PO4)1.74(OH)1.78
Al Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing PyropeMg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si DickiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Edgarbaileyite[Hg2]32+[Si2O7]
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Si Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Si PerhamiteCa3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Si QuartzSiO2
Si RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Si Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing PyropeMg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
P PerhamiteCa3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P Artsmithite[Hg2]22+Al(PO4)1.74(OH)1.78
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S CinnabarHgS
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S LivingstoniteHgSb4S6(S2)
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MetacinnabarHgS
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
S Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Cl Calomel[Hg2]2+Cl2
Cl Eglestonite[Hg2]32+OCl3(OH)
Cl Terlinguaite[Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2
KPotassium
K CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K JeppeiteK2Ti6O13
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
K TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca HydroxylapatiteCa5(PO4)3(OH)
Ca KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Ca PerhamiteCa3Al7.7Si3P4O23.5(OH)14.1 · 8H2O
Ca PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ca RichteriteNa(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. Satin Spar GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti JeppeiteK2Ti6O13
Ti PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ti PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
Ti HaggertyiteBaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19
Ti Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite(Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
CrChromium
Cr Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr Pyrope var. Chromium-bearing PyropeMg3(Al,Cr)2(SiO4)3
MnManganese
Mn BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mn CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mn KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Mn Lithiophorite(Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2
Mn ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
FeIron
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe TetraferriphlogopiteKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2
Fe UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
Fe HaggertyiteBaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Fe Ilmenite var. Picroilmenite(Fe2+,Mg)TiO3
NiNickel
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
SbAntimony
Sb LivingstoniteHgSb4S6(S2)
Sb StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sb StibniteSb2S3
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Ba HaggertyiteBaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19
HgMercury
Hg Calomel[Hg2]2+Cl2
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg Edgarbaileyite[Hg2]32+[Si2O7]
Hg Eglestonite[Hg2]32+OCl3(OH)
Hg LivingstoniteHgSb4S6(S2)
Hg Native MercuryHg
Hg MetacinnabarHgS
Hg MontroyditeHgO
Hg Terlinguaite[Hg3]4+Hg2+Cl2O2
Hg Artsmithite[Hg2]22+Al(PO4)1.74(OH)1.78
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Cretaceous : 106 ± 3 Ma to 92 ± 2 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Mesozoic
  Cretaceous
   Late/Upper Cretaceous
ⓘ Phlogopite (youngest age)92 ± 2 MaCrater of Diamonds State Park (Prairie Creek Lamproite), Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
   Early/Lower Cretaceous
ⓘ Phlogopite (oldest age)106 ± 3 MaCrater of Diamonds State Park (Prairie Creek Lamproite), Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas, USA

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Brownstone Marl283.6 - 72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Dierks1122.46 - 112.03 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Trinity - Dierks1125.45 - 122.46 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Trinity1145 - 66 Ma (Cretaceous)
Comanche1145 - 100.5 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria145 - 100.5 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Chedighaii barberi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Bothremydidae : Chedighaii : Chedighaii barberi83.6 - 72.1 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudosaynella fimbriata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : Pseudosaynella : Pseudosaynella fimbriata122.46 - 112.03 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Heminautilus stantoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Cenoceratidae : Heminautilus : Heminautilus stantoni125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Hypodiadema elegans
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Hemicidaridae : Hypodiadema : Hypodiadema elegans145 - 66 Ma
Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pike_County,_Arkansas
Wikidata ID:Q61202
GeoNames ID:4126123

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