High Peak Quartz Mine, High Peak, Norman, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| High Peak Quartz Mine | Mine |
| High Peak | Peak |
| Norman | - not defined - |
| Montgomery County | County |
| Arkansas | State |
| USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 28' 22'' North , 93° 36' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
11831
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11831:1
GUID (UUID V4):
66b39928-1eb9-4a19-9085-883bcdf417fa
A quartz mine located near the peak of High Peak on the road to the fire tower, near Caddo Gap, which, in turn is near Mt Ida (6 miles SSE). Started in the 1960's and closed in the 1980's with subsequent intermittent activity. Mineralization is quartz veins in Crystal Mountain sandstone.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Description: Occurs in quartz veins in Crystal Mountain sandstone. References: |
| ⓘ 'Psilomelane' Description: Occurs in quartz veins in Crystal Mountain sandstone. References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs in quartz veins in Crystal Mountain sandstone. References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 Description: Occurs in quartz veins in Crystal Mountain sandstone. References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Arkoma Basin–Ouachita Thrust BeltBasin
- Sabine DomainDomain
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
References
