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Dickite from
Hollis Road Metal Quarry, Hollis, Perry County, Arkansas, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Dickite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Comments:Occurts in quartz veins in Jackfork Sandstone.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dickite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hollis Road Metal Quarry, Hollis, Perry County, Arkansas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:68552
Long-form Identifier:1:3:68552:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dickite
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘFoyill Mine, Blue Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘKilpatrick and Adams Mine (Hardy-Walsh Brookite deposit), Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, USA
54.0km (33.6 miles) ⓘDiamond Drill Carbon Co. No. 3 prospect, Mount Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘRector Hill Quarry, Maumelle, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘMount Ida Mountain Mine, Mount Ida, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA
80.0km (49.7 miles) ⓘKellogg Mine (Confederate Mine; German shaft; Welldiggen claim), North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘHumphrey No. 6 Mine, Clark County, Arkansas, USA
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘHumphrey No. 34 Mine (Hill 34 Mine; Mercury Mining Corp. Mine), Clark County, Arkansas, USA
83.1km (51.7 miles) ⓘCaddo Mine, Clark County, Arkansas, USA
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘMac-Holmes and Research Mining Co. Mine (Caponetto shaft; Valley Mine), Nutts, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
References
Rocks & Minerals (1988): 63: 115.
Miser & Milton(1964).
 
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