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Analcime from
Big Rock Quarry (3M Quarry; Arch Street Pike Quarry), Granite Mountain area, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA


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Analcime

Big Rock Quarry, Granite Mountain area, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
07559900017272010953957.jpg
Analcime, etc.

Big Rock Quarry, Granite Mountain area, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
02073800017272025946997.jpg
Analcime

Big Rock Quarry, Granite Mountain area, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
00439460017272010941801.jpg
Analcime

Big Rock Quarry, Granite Mountain area, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
07559900017272010953957.jpg
Analcime, etc.

Big Rock Quarry, Granite Mountain area, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
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Analcime

Big Rock Quarry, Granite Mountain area, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
00439460017272010941801.jpg
Analcime

Big Rock Quarry, Granite Mountain area, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
07559900017272010953957.jpg
Analcime, etc.

Big Rock Quarry, Granite Mountain area, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
02073800017272025946997.jpg
Analcime

Big Rock Quarry, Granite Mountain area, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Analcime
Formula:Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine4
Kupletskite2
Zircon2
Titanite1
Eggletonite1
Albite1
Mosandrite-(Ce)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Analcime data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Rock Quarry (3M Quarry; Arch Street Pike Quarry), Granite Mountain area, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45188
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45188:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Analcime
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘGranite Mountain Quarry No. 1, Granite Mountain Area, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘGranite Mountain No. 3 Quarry, Sweet Home, Granite Mountain complex, Saline County, Arkansas, USA
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘMagnet Cove Rutile Company deposits, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
References
Mineralogical Magazine 1984 48 : 93-96.
Min News (1991) 7:5 pp 4,5
Smith, Arthur E. Jr. (1997) Collecting Arkansas Minerals. L. R. Ream Publishing, Coeur d'Alene, ID.
 
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