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Big Utley Mine, Jessieville, Garland County, Arkansas, USAi
Regional Level Types
Big Utley MineMine
JessievilleUnincorporated Community
Garland CountyCounty
ArkansasState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 42' 58'' North , 93° 13' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.71632,-93.21905
GRN:
N24W55
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mountain Pine778 (2017)16.6km
Hot Springs Village12,807 (2017)20.7km
Hot Springs National Park35,193 (2017)25.0km
Piney4,699 (2017)25.2km
Fountain Lake503 (2017)26.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
8694
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8694:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Big Utley Mountain Mine


A quartz mine featuring quartz veins in Bigfork Chert. Started in the early 1930s and restarted in 1943 for WWII.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)

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North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Rocks & Minerals: 63: 107.
Engel (1952).
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