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Bauxite Mines, Bauxite, Arkansas Bauxite District, Saline County, Arkansas, USAi
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Bauxite MinesGroup of Mines
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View of the Bauxite bauxite mining area, in 1912.

Bauxite Mines, Bauxite, Arkansas Bauxite District, Saline County, Arkansas, USA
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geological map of bauxite district

Bauxite Mines, Bauxite, Arkansas Bauxite District, Saline County, Arkansas, USA
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Bauxite Mine

Bauxite Mines, Bauxite, Arkansas Bauxite District, Saline County, Arkansas, USA
09685500017272027441874.jpg
View of the Bauxite bauxite mining area, in 1912.

Bauxite Mines, Bauxite, Arkansas Bauxite District, Saline County, Arkansas, USA
08579570017272027457503.jpg
geological map of bauxite district

Bauxite Mines, Bauxite, Arkansas Bauxite District, Saline County, Arkansas, USA
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Bauxite Mine

Bauxite Mines, Bauxite, Arkansas Bauxite District, Saline County, Arkansas, USA
09685500017272027441874.jpg
View of the Bauxite bauxite mining area, in 1912.

Bauxite Mines, Bauxite, Arkansas Bauxite District, Saline County, Arkansas, USA
08579570017272027457503.jpg
geological map of bauxite district

Bauxite Mines, Bauxite, Arkansas Bauxite District, Saline County, Arkansas, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° North , 92° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N24W54
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
8586
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8586:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A group of aluminium mines comprised of numerous pits and some underground workings. Host rock is weathered syenite and related rocks. Started about 1894 and ceased operations in 1985.

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10 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘGibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
ⓘBöhmite4.FE.15AlO(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘSodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Hⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Naⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Alⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
ClChlorine
Clⓘ SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

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References

Stroud, R.B., R. Arndt, F. Fulkerson & W. Diamond (1969) Minerals and mineral industry of Arkansas, U.S. Bureau of Mines, Bulletin 645, 418 p.
Rocks & Minerals (1988): 63: 122.
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