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Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland Co., Arkansas, USA

Ref.: Rocks & Min.: 63:108; 64:296; Stone, et al (1982); Evans, et al (1984), Min. Mag. 48: 289; Smith, Art, Collecting Arkansas Minerals; Rocks & Min. (1995): 70: 154-170.

A vanadium mine owned by Union Carbide Corp. Explored in the 1960's. Opened 1966 and closed 1985. Mineralization is an igneous complex with vanadium ore in adjacent, altered rocks. Workings feature 4 large open pit mines, including the E. & N. Wilson Pit, T Orebody & Spaulding Pit.




Mineral list contains contents from all localities listed at bottom of page


Mineral List:
  		•  Aegirine
  		• Anatase
  		• Andradite
  		• Apatite-(CaF)
  		• Apophyllite-(KF)
  		• Arfvedsonite
  		• Augite
  		• Beraunite
  		• Biotite
  		• Bokite
  		• Cacoxenite
  		• Calcite
  		• Celadonite
  		• 'Chalcedony
    var: Agate'
  		• Cristobalite
  		• Diadochite
  		• 'Diopside-Hedenbergite Series'
  		• Duttonite
  		• Evansite
  		• Fervanite
  		• Fluorite
  		• Goethite
  		• Hewettite
  		• 'Hornblende'
  		• Illite
  		• Kaolinite
  		• Kingite
  		• Kolbeckite
  		• Lipscombite
  		• Malhmoodite
  		• Marcasite
  		• Metahewettite
  		• Metatyuyamunite
  		• Minnesotaite
  		• Miserite (TL)
  		• Montroseite
  		• Natrolite
  		• Navajoite
  		• Nontronite
  		• Nosean
  		• Opal
       var: Precious Opal
  		• Orthoclase
  		• Palygorskite
  		• Pyrite
  		• Pyrochlore
  		• Quartz
       var: Amethyst
       var: Jasper
       var: Smoky Quartz
  		• Rockbridgeite
  		• Roscoelite
  		• Rutile
  		• Schoderite
  		• Siderite
  		• Sincosite
  		• 'Smectite Group'
  		• Sphalerite
  		• Straczekite (TL)
  		• Strengite
  		• Strontiopyrochlore
  		• Titanite
  		• Variscite
  		• Vivianite
  		• Wavellite
  		• Wollastonite
  		• Zircon


    67 entries listed. 56 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • Arkansas
      • Garland Co.
        • Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs)
          • Union Carbide Mine
    USA
     
    • Arkansas
      • Garland Co.
        • Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs)
          • Union Carbide Mine

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