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Locality Name:
Kimzey Calcite Quarry (Calcite Hill), Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 115
Youngest recorded age at locality: 81

mindat Locality ID: 13846
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13846.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kimzey Calcite Quarry (Calcite Hill), Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°27'0"N
Longitude: 92°49'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.45,-92.833055555556
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 C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBaryteBastnäsiteCalciteClayEttringiteFluoriteGarnet
GypsumMicaMordeniteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePectolitePerovskitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelTalcThomsoniteTitaniteVesuvianiteWollastonite

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hercynite  (*)Kimzeyite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Monticellite  (*)Mordenite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Pectolite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Talc  (*)
Thaumasite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61158101022
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21158102162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31158101534
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1158103250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)11581011547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F115810304
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)11581027770
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1158102740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21158109617
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1158106890
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4115810407
Kimzeyite  (*)GarnetCa3Zr2(SiAl2)O1211581017
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O411581014899
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)115810153
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O115810405
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1158101236
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)115810363
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3115810495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21158102273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS211581039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO211581061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21158105614
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O1211581054
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F115810232
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21158103337
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O115810183
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O115810452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1159304899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21158102562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101158101395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31158101247


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000710MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, gabbro, jacupirangite, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline and pseudoleucite syenite, trachyte, phonolite, lime silicate rocks, fenite.
Jen_0000711MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, gabbro, jacupirangite, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline and pseudoleucite syenite, trachyte, phonolite, lime silicate rocks, fenite.
Jen_0000712MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, gabbro, jacupirangite, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline and pseudoleucite syenite, trachyte, phonolite, lime silicate rocks, fenite.
Jen_0000713MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, gabbro, jacupirangite, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline and pseudoleucite syenite, trachyte, phonolite, lime silicate rocks, fenite.
Jen_0000714MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, gabbro, jacupirangite, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline and pseudoleucite syenite, trachyte, phonolite, lime silicate rocks, fenite.
Jen_0000715MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, gabbro, jacupirangite, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline and pseudoleucite syenite, trachyte, phonolite, lime silicate rocks, fenite.


13 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_848-000011029297±5K-Ar biotite  YesFerrimolybdite, MolybdeniteMo3407Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USAMagnet CoveZartman et al. (1967)10.2475/ajs.265.10.848AJS265_848 
AJS265_848-0000210595100±5K-Ar biotite  YesFerrimolybdite, MolybdeniteMo3407Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USAMagnet CoveZartman et al. (1967)10.2475/ajs.265.10.848AJS265_848 
AJS265_848-0000311094102±8Rb-Sr biotite  YesFerrimolybdite, MolybdeniteMo3407Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USAMagnet CoveZartman et al. (1967)10.2475/ajs.265.10.848AJS265_848 
AJS265_848-0000411094102±8Rb-Sr biotite  YesFerrimolybdite, MolybdeniteMo3407Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USAMagnet CoveZartman et al. (1967)10.2475/ajs.265.10.848AJS265_848 
Jen_00007101079199±8Rb-Sr whole rock  Yes  3407Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USAMagnet CoveWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_00007111009095±5K-Ar biotite  Yes  3407Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USAMagnet CoveWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_00007121029297±5K-Ar biotite  Yes  3407Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USAMagnet CoveWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000713998190±9fission-track apatite  Yes  3407Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USAMagnet CoveWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000071411393103±10fission-track titanite  YesTitanite  3407Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USAMagnet CoveWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000071511595105±10fission-track titanite  YesTitanite  3407Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USAMagnet CoveWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
JG105_629-0000194.694.294.4±0.2Ar-Ar biotite  YesFerrimolybdite, MolybdeniteMo3407Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USAMagnet CoveBaksi (1997)10.1086/515966JG105_629 
JG105_629-0000294.49494.2±0.2Ar-Ar biotite  YesFerrimolybdite, MolybdeniteMo3407Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USAMagnet CoveBaksi (1997)10.1086/515966JG105_629 
JG105_629-0000310698102±4K-Ar whole rock  YesFerrimolybdite, MolybdeniteMo3407Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USAMagnet CoveBaksi (1997)10.1086/515966JG105_629 

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