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Wollastonite from
North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland County, Arkansas, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Wollastonite
Formula:Ca3(Si3O9)
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
SO30.01 %
P2O50.04 %
SiO251.50 %
Al2O30.01 %
V2O30.01 %
FeO*0.24 %
MnO0.58 %
MgO0.05 %
CaO46.76 %
SrO0.18 %
BaO0.02 %
Na2O0.04 %
Total:99.44 %
Empirical formulas:
1(Ca2.93Mn2+0.03Sr0.02Fe2+0.01)[Si3.01O9]
Sample references:
1FKM-192 pt. 17
Frank K. Mazdab collection; sample FKM-192; https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-176-to-fkm-200/#FKM-192
Luminescent properties:shows bright yellow cathodoluminescence
fluoresce orange under midwave UV
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Miserite24
Straczekite9
Diopside-Hedenbergite Series2
Fluorapatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wollastonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view North Wilson pit, Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland County, Arkansas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:217702
Long-form Identifier:1:3:217702:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Wollastonite
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘEudialyte pegmatite, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘCove Creek Bridge and The Branch area, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘMagnet Cove Rutile Company deposits, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘDiamond Jo Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘJones Mill Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘKimzey Calcite Quarry (Calcite Hill), Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
References
Schaller, Waldemar T. (1950) Miserite from Arkansas: a renaming of natroxonotlite. American Mineralogist, 35 (9-10) 911-921
 
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