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Crater of Diamonds State Park (Prairie Creek Lamproite), Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas, USAi
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Crater of Diamonds State Park (Prairie Creek Lamproite)State Park
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State Park
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Crater of Diamonds State Park (Murfreesboro)
Mindat Locality ID:
14088
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:14088:8
GUID (UUID V4):
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French:
parc d'Γ‰tat Crater of Diamonds, ComtΓ© de Pike, Arkansas, Γ‰tats-Unis
German:
Crater of Diamonds State Park, Pike County, Arkansas, Vereinigte Staaten
Simplified Chinese:
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Cebuano:
Crater of Diamonds State Park, Pike County, Arkansas
Dutch:
Crater of Diamonds State Park, Pike County, Arkansas, Verenigde Staten
Norwegian:
Crater of Diamonds State Park, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
Portuguese:
Parque Estadual Crater of Diamonds, Condado de Pike, Arkansas, Estados Unidos


Diamonds were discovered at this location in 1906.

Now a fee-based collecting site.

Four major rock types occur:
- magmatic lamproite (with mantle and crust-derived xenoliths);
- marr epiclastics (largely sandstone);
- lamproite lapilli tuff (phlogopite-rich);
- and lamproite breccia tuff.
These last two types are the source of most of the diamonds recovered in the visitor area.

Haggertyite is present as microscopic hexagonal plates in the alteration zones of xenoliths in Prairie Creek lamproite.

The Prairie Creek Lamproite is Early Cretaceous (106 mya) in age.

A discussion about a high quality amethyst found here: https://www.mindat.org/mesg-606984.html

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Mineral List

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26 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜ Diamond
Formula: C
Habit: crystals
Colour: colorless, pale shades
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside
Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
β“˜ Forsterite var. Peridot
Formula: Mg2SiO4
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Haggertyite (TL)
Formula: BaFe2+4Fe3+2Ti5MgO19
Type Locality:
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ 'Jasper'
β“˜ Jeppeite
Formula: (K,Ba)2(Ti,Fe)6O13
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Priderite
Formula: K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrope
Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Agate
β“˜ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Richterite
Formula: Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
β“˜ UlvΓΆspinel
Formula: TiFe2+2O4

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Diamond1.CB.10aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜UlvΓΆspinel4.BB.05TiFe2+2O4
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
β“˜Haggertyite (TL)4.CC.45BaFe2+4Fe3+2Ti5MgO19
β“˜Jeppeite4.CC.50(K,Ba)2(Ti,Fe)6O13
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Agate4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal
var. Opal-AN		4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Priderite4.DK.05bK(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Forsterite
var. Peridot		9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
β“˜9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
β“˜Pyrope9.AD.25Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Diopside
var. Chromium-bearing Diopside		9.DA.15Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
β“˜9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Richterite9.DE.20Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
β“˜'Jasper'-
β“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ Jeppeite(K,Ba)2(Ti,Fe)6O13
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Oβ“˜ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ UlvΓΆspinelTiFe22+O4
Oβ“˜ HaggertyiteBaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19
Oβ“˜ Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Mgβ“˜ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgβ“˜ HaggertyiteBaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19
Mgβ“˜ Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PyropeMg3Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Jeppeite(K,Ba)2(Ti,Fe)6O13
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caβ“˜ RichteriteNa(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ Jeppeite(K,Ba)2(Ti,Fe)6O13
Tiβ“˜ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Tiβ“˜ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Tiβ“˜ UlvΓΆspinelTiFe22+O4
Tiβ“˜ HaggertyiteBaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing DiopsideCa(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ Jeppeite(K,Ba)2(Ti,Fe)6O13
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ PrideriteK(Ti74+Fe3+)O16
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ UlvΓΆspinelTiFe22+O4
Feβ“˜ HaggertyiteBaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Baβ“˜ Jeppeite(K,Ba)2(Ti,Fe)6O13
Baβ“˜ HaggertyiteBaFe42+Fe23+Ti5MgO19

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Cretaceous : 106 Β± 3 Ma to 92 Β± 2 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Mesozoic
  Cretaceous
   Late/Upper Cretaceous
β“˜ Phlogopite (youngest age)92 Β± 2 Ma
   Early/Lower Cretaceous
β“˜ Phlogopite (oldest age)106 Β± 3 Ma

Fossils

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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_of_Diamonds_State_Park
Wikidata ID:Q750623
GeoNames ID:4107014

Mindat Articles

5. Diamonds R Waiting 4U At The Crater of Diamonds State Park by Frank Festa
TGMS 2008 - The Crater of Diamonds by Jolyon Ralph


Localities in this Region

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References

www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/pub/pageolmag/garnetsga.pdf [Link dead June 2019]
Gogineni, S., Melton, C., Giardini. A. (1978) Some petrological aspects of the Prairie Creek diamond-bearing kimberlite diatreme, Arkansas. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 66, 252-262.
Mitchell, Roger H., Bergman, Steven C. (1991) Petrology of Lamproites. New York, Plenum Press.
Grey, Ian E., Velde, Danielle, Criddle, Alan J. (1998) Haggertyite, a new magnetoplumbite-type titanate mineral from the Prairie Creek (Arkansas) lamproite. American Mineralogist, 83, 1323-1329.
Mitchell, Roger H., Chakhmouradian, Anton R. (1999) Sr-bearing perovskite and loparite from lamproite and agpaitic nepheline syenite pegmatites. The Canadian Mineralogist, 37 (1) 99-112
Velde, Danielle (2000) Mineralogy of mafic xenoliths and their reaction zones in the olivine lamproite from Prairie Creek Arkansas and the paragenesis of haggertyite, Ba [Fe6Ti5Mg]O19. American Mineralogist, 85, 420-429.
Dunn, Dennis Patrick (2002) Xenolith mineralogy and geology of the Prairie Creek lamproite province, Arkansas. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Texas, Austin.
Smith, II, R.C., Barnes, J.H. (2006) Blue Gray by Day and Pinkish Purple by Night: Pennsylvania's Pyrope Garnets, Pennsylvania. Geology, 36(4), 2-10. (Also, the link below with analyses of five G5 and one G9 garnet from Crater of Diamonds, Arkansas.)
Howard, J.M., Hanson, W.D. (2008) Geology of the Crater of Diamonds State Park and Vicinity, Pike County, Arkansas. Arkansas Geological Survey.
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