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Titanite from
Diamond Jo Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Titanite
Formula:CaTiO(SiO4)
Comments:Occurs in miarolitic cavities and in masses in garnet-pseudoleucite syenite and nepheline syenite pegmatite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Titanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Diamond Jo Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:62945
Long-form Identifier:1:3:62945:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Titanite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘJones Mill Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘEudialyte pegmatite, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘKimzey Calcite Quarry (Calcite Hill), Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘMagnet Cove Rutile Company deposits, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘMo-Ti Corporation prospect, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘUnion Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland County, Arkansas, USA
10.9km (6.7 miles) ⓘV intrusive, Lake Catherine, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘWilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland County, Arkansas, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘAlcoa Bauxite Mine, Arkansas Bauxite District, Saline County, Arkansas, USA
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘReynolds Surface Mine, Arkansas Bauxite District, Saline County, Arkansas, USA
References
Flohr, Marta J. K., Ross, Malcolm (1989) Alkaline igneous rocks of Magnet Cove, Arkansas: Metasomatized ijolite xenoliths from Diamond Jo quarry. American Mineralogist, 74 (1-2) 113-131
Smith, A.E. Jr. (1989) Minerals from the Miarolitic Cavities at the Diamond Jo Quarry. Rocks & Minerals: 64(4): 300-307.
 
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