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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 101
Youngest recorded age at locality: 99

mindat Locality ID: 3423
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3423.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland Co., Arkansas, USA": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
East Wilson Pit
North Wilson Pit
Spaulding Pit
T Pit

Latitude: 34°28'44"N
Longitude: 92°58'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.478888888889,-92.966666666667
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 F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Sc Si Ti U V Zn Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AjoiteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteApophylliteBerauniteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteClayCristobalite
DiasporeFeldsparFluoriteFritzscheiteGarnetHewettiteKaoliniteLipscombiteMalhmooditeMarcasite
MicaNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskitePhosphosideritePyritePyroxeneQuartzRockbridgeite
RutileSincositeSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphaleriteStraczekiteTalcTitaniteVivianiteWavellite
WollastoniteZircon

58 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Augite  (*)
Beraunite  (*)Bokite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celadonite  (*)
Cristobalite  (*)Diadochite  (*)Duttonite  (*)Evansite  (*)Fervanite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hewettite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kingite  (*)Kolbeckite  (*)Lipscombite  (*)Malhmoodite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Metahewettite  (*)Metaschoderite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)Minnesotaite  (*)
Miserite  (*)Montroseite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Navajoite  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Nosean  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Palygorskite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Roscoelite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sanidine  (*)Schoderite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sincosite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Straczekite  (*)Strengite  (*)Titanite  (*)Variscite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Wavellite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61019911497261022
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21019911497262162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31019911497261534
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2101991149726295
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61019902060
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O101991149726136
Bokite  (*)Straczekite(Al,Fe)1.3(V5+,V4+,Fe3+)8O20·7.5H2O10199114972610
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O101993149725,149726,149728280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)101992149725,14972627770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2101992149725,149728309
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2101992149725,149728453
Diadochite  (*)AmorphousFe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O10199081
Duttonite  (*)NoneV4+O(OH)2101992149725,1497267
Evansite  (*)AmorphousAl3(PO4)(OH)6·8H2O10199114972656
Fervanite  (*)NoneFe3+4V5+4O16·5H2O10199114972610
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F101992149725,1497262740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O101991149726303
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21019911497269617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1019911497257437
Hewettite  (*)HewettiteCaV5+6O16·9H2O101992149726,14972858
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41019905591
Kingite  (*)NoneAl3(PO4)2F2(OH)·7H2O101992149725,14972612
Kolbeckite  (*)PhosphosideriteSc(PO4)·2H2O10199114972626
Lipscombite  (*)LipscombiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)210199047
Malhmoodite  (*)MalhmooditeFe2+Zr(PO4)2·4H2O1019911497264
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21019911497265674
Metahewettite  (*)HewettiteCaV5+6O16·3H2O10199056
Metaschoderite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·3H2O1019911497263
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O101991149726129
Minnesotaite  (*)Clay TalcFe2+3Si4O10(OH)210199061
Miserite  (*)NoneK1.5-x(Ca,Y,REE)5[Si6O15][Si2O7](OH,F)2·yH2O10199114972614
Montroseite  (*)Diaspore(V3+,Fe2+,V4+)O(OH)101991149726136
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)210199114972617380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1019911497261236
Navajoite  (*)Ajoite(V5+,Fe3+)10O24·12H2O10199114972511
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O101991149726471
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O10199075
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1019911497262994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)101992149725,1497262349
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O101991149726306
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2101992149725,14972639462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2101993149725,149726,14972861156
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5101991149725206
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2101990253
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21019911497265614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)101991149726598
Schoderite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(VO4)·8H2O1019911497265
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)101993149725,149726,1497286417
Sincosite  (*)SincositeCa(VO)2(PO4)2·4H2O10199114972810
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS10199114972821482
Straczekite  (*)Straczekite(Ca,K,Ba)(V5+,V4+)8O20·3H2O1019911497264
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O101991149726263
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1019904899
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O101991149726301
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O101990636
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O101992149726,149728374
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31019911497261247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1019905251


1 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
GSASP215_235-0000110199100±1U-Pb zircon  YesZircon  3422Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland Co., Arkansas, USAPotash Sulfur SpringsZartman and Howard (1987)10.1130/SPE215-p235GSASP215_235 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-192Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland Co., Arkansas, USAhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-176-to-fkm-200/#FKM-192
R050325Union Carbide Mine, Wilson Springs (Potash Sulfur Springs), Garland Co., Arkansas, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050325

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