Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Diamond Jo Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA

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

mindat Locality ID: 3410
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3410.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Diamond Jo Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°26'17"N
Longitude: 92°51'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.438055555556,-92.863055555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Astrophyllite	Baryte	Benitoite	Brookite	Calcite
Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Catapleiite	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	Elpidite	Eudialyte	Feldspar	Fluorite
Garnet	Gypsum	Joaquinite	Labuntsovite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pectolite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Thomsonite	Titanite
Tridymite	Wollastonite	Zircon

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 Cl F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na O P S Si Sr Ti Zn Zr

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apatite Astrophyllite Baryte Benitoite Brookite Calcite
Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Catapleiite Clay Corundum Diaspore Elpidite Eudialyte Feldspar Fluorite
Garnet Gypsum Joaquinite Labuntsovite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pectolite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Thomsonite Titanite
Tridymite Wollastonite Zircon

59 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*
Augite ()*	Baryte ()*	Barytocalcite ()*	Benitoite ()*	Brookite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*	Catapleiite ()*	Crandallite ()*	Delindeite ()*
Diopside ()*	Elpidite ()*	Eudialyte ()*	Ferro-hornblende ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gonnardite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Joaquinite-(Ce) ()*	Kassite ()*	Kupletskite ()*	Labuntsovite-Mn ()*
Leucite ()*	Lorenzenite ()*	Lourenswalsite ()*	Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Narsarsukite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Opal ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Pectolite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrophanite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Schorlomite ()*	Seidite-(Ce) ()*
Siderophyllite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tainiolite ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*
Titanite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zircophyllite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	115	81	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	115	81	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	115	81	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	115	81	1534
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	115	81	295
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	115	81	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	115	81	11547
Barytocalcite ()*	None	BaCa(CO₃)₂	115	81	83
Benitoite ()*	Benitoite	BaTiSi₃O₉	115	81	20
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	115	81	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	115	81	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	115	81	232
Catapleiite ()*	Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O	115	81	113
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	115	81	310
Delindeite ()*	None	Ba₂Ti₂(Na₂ )Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₂O₂	115	81	4
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	115	81	4135
Elpidite ()*	Elpidite	Na₂ZrSi₆O₁₅·3H₂O	115	81	50
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	115	81	182
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	115	81	271
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	115	81	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	115	81	9617
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	115	81	7437
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O	115	81	167
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	115	81	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	115	81	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	115	81	5433
Joaquinite-(Ce) ()*	Joaquinite	NaBa₂Fe²⁺Ti₂Ce₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)·H₂O	115	81	11
Kassite ()*	None	CaTi₂O₄(OH)₂	115	81	10
Kupletskite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaMn²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F	115	81	33
Labuntsovite-Mn ()*	Labuntsovite	Na₄K₄Mn²⁺₂Ti₈O₄(Si₄O₁₂)₄(OH)₄·10-12H₂O	115	81	18
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)	115	81	233
Lorenzenite ()*	None	Na₂Ti₂O₃(Si₂O₆)	115	81	82
Lourenswalsite ()*	None	(K,Ba)₂Ti₄(Si,Al)₆O₁₄(OH)₁₂	115	81	1
Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	115	81	79
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	115	81	14899
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	110	92	5800
Narsarsukite ()*	None	Na₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)Si₄(O,F)₁₁	115	81	34
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	115	81	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	115	81	884
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	115	81	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	115	81	2349
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	115	81	363
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	115	81	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	115	81	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	115	81	39462
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃	115	81	244
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	115	81	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	115	81	61156
Schorlomite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Ti₂(SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂	115	81	54
Seidite-(Ce) ()*	None	Na₄(Ce,Sr)₂TiSi₈O₁₈(O,OH,F)₆·5H₂O	115	81	3
Siderophyllite ()*	Mica	KFe²⁺₂Al(Si₂Al₂)O₁₀(OH)₂	115	81	92
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	115	81	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	115	81	21482
Tainiolite ()*	Mica	KLiMg₂Si₄O₁₀F₂	115	81	40
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	115	81	452
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	115	93	4899
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	115	81	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	115	81	5251
Zircophyllite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaFe²⁺₇Zr₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F	115	81	5

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000710	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, gabbro, jacupirangite, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline and pseudoleucite syenite, trachyte, phonolite, lime silicate rocks, fenite.
Jen_0000711	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, gabbro, jacupirangite, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline and pseudoleucite syenite, trachyte, phonolite, lime silicate rocks, fenite.
Jen_0000712	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, gabbro, jacupirangite, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline and pseudoleucite syenite, trachyte, phonolite, lime silicate rocks, fenite.
Jen_0000713	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, gabbro, jacupirangite, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline and pseudoleucite syenite, trachyte, phonolite, lime silicate rocks, fenite.
Jen_0000714	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, gabbro, jacupirangite, melteigite, ijolite, nepheline and pseudoleucite syenite, trachyte, phonolite, lime silicate rocks, fenite.
Jen_0000715	MAGMATIC 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 ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
AJS265_848-00001	102	92	97±5	K-Ar	biotite	Yes		Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite	Mo	3407	Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA	Magnet Cove	Zartman et al. (1967)	10.2475/ajs.265.10.848	AJS265_848
AJS265_848-00002	105	95	100±5	K-Ar	biotite	Yes		Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite	Mo	3407	Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA	Magnet Cove	Zartman et al. (1967)	10.2475/ajs.265.10.848	AJS265_848
AJS265_848-00003	110	94	102±8	Rb-Sr	biotite	Yes		Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite	Mo	3407	Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA	Magnet Cove	Zartman et al. (1967)	10.2475/ajs.265.10.848	AJS265_848
AJS265_848-00004	110	94	102±8	Rb-Sr	biotite	Yes		Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite	Mo	3407	Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA	Magnet Cove	Zartman et al. (1967)	10.2475/ajs.265.10.848	AJS265_848
Jen_0000710	107	91	99±8	Rb-Sr	whole rock	Yes				3407	Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA	Magnet Cove	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000711	100	90	95±5	K-Ar	biotite	Yes				3407	Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA	Magnet Cove	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000712	102	92	97±5	K-Ar	biotite	Yes				3407	Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA	Magnet Cove	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000713	99	81	90±9	fission-track	apatite	Yes				3407	Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA	Magnet Cove	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000714	113	93	103±10	fission-track	titanite	Yes	Titanite			3407	Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA	Magnet Cove	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000715	115	95	105±10	fission-track	titanite	Yes	Titanite			3407	Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA	Magnet Cove	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
JG105_629-00001	94.6	94.2	94.4±0.2	Ar-Ar	biotite	Yes		Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite	Mo	3407	Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA	Magnet Cove	Baksi (1997)	10.1086/515966	JG105_629
JG105_629-00002	94.4	94	94.2±0.2	Ar-Ar	biotite	Yes		Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite	Mo	3407	Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA	Magnet Cove	Baksi (1997)	10.1086/515966	JG105_629
JG105_629-00003	106	98	102±4	K-Ar	whole rock	Yes		Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite	Mo	3407	Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA	Magnet Cove	Baksi (1997)	10.1086/515966	JG105_629

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070650	Diamond Jo Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA	https://rruff.info/R070650
R060468	Diamond Jo Quarry, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA	https://rruff.info/R060468

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