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Locality Name:
Big Rock Quarry (3M Quarry; Arch Street Pike Quarry), Granite Mountain Area, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 99
Youngest recorded age at locality: 85

mindat Locality ID: 7795
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7795.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Big Rock Quarry (3M Quarry; Arch Street Pike Quarry), Granite Mountain Area, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°41'26"N
Longitude: 92°17'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.690555555556,-92.288055555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb REE S Si Sr Ta Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Li Ln Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb REE S Si Sr Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAstrophylliteBaryteBrookiteBurbankite
CalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiiteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumEpidote
EttringiteEudialyteFeldsparFluoriteGaidonnayiteGarnetGypsumMicaMolybdeniteNatrolite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupParisitePectolitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
SapphirineSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelThomsoniteTitaniteTridymiteWeliniteWurtzite
WöhleriteZircon

76 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)
Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Annite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Augite  (*)
Barwoodite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brookite  (*)Burbankite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cancrinite  (*)Catapleiite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Cookeite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Eggletonite  (*)Epidote  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Gaidonnayite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Haüyne  (*)
Helvine  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaersutite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Kupletskite  (*)
Låvenite  (*)Lazurite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)Narsarsukite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Nosean  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)
Pectolite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Polylithionite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Serandite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Thaumasite  (*)
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zircophyllite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6998501022
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]99850133
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)699850141
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)998508803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)99850706
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O998501627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2998502162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3998501534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)998501588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2998503092
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)299850356
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)998501036
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)299850295
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F99850161
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6998502060
Barwoodite  (*)WeliniteMn2+6(Nb5+,   )2(SiO4)2(O,OH)6998502
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)9985011547
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO299850700
Burbankite  (*)Burbankite(Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)59985052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)9985027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O99850232
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O99850113
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)899850577
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)899850181
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6998504135
Eggletonite  (*)Clay(Na,K,Ca)xMn6(Si,Al)10O24(OH)4·nH2O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)998503
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)998508173
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)299850182
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O69985083
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F998502740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2998509617
Gaidonnayite  (*)GaidonnayiteNa2ZrSi3O9·2H2O9985021
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS9985024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O998506890
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)99850158
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S99850237
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3998505433
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O299850179
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O9985099
Kupletskite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaMn2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F9985033
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)49985058
Lazurite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3)1-·H2O9985037
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O49985014899
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O99850425
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)998504924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2998505800
Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.5   0.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)29985045
Narsarsukite  (*)NoneNa2(Ti,Fe3+)Si4(O,F)119985034
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O998501236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)99850884
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O99850471
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O9985075
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O998502994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)998502349
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F299850112
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)99850363
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2998502273
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F29985089
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS29985039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2998503106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO399850244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8998509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO29985061156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)299850375
Serandite  (*)PectoliteNaMn2+2Si3O8(OH)9985038
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)998506417
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl99850444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS9985021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4998501934
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O99850183
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O99850452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O898704899
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O99850652
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS99850372
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)998505251
Zircophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Zr2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F998505


4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
AJS265_848-00005938589±4K-Ar biotite  Yes  14080Granite Mountain Area, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, USAGranite MountainZartman et al. (1967)10.2475/ajs.265.10.848AJS265_848 
AJS265_848-00006998994±5K-Ar biotite  Yes  14080Granite Mountain Area, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, USAGranite MountainZartman et al. (1967)10.2475/ajs.265.10.848AJS265_848 
AJS265_848-00007928689±3Rb-Sr biotite  Yes  14080Granite Mountain Area, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, USAGranite MountainZartman et al. (1967)10.2475/ajs.265.10.848AJS265_848 
Bradley_2012_090898788±1  titanite  YesTitanite  14080Granite Mountain Area, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas, USAGranite MountainMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

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