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Mauldin Mountain, Mount Ida, AR

Mineral locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: wavellite, variscite, novaculite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: novaculite/quartz with secondary phosphate mineralization

Type-quality wavellite locality (green radial aggregates) plus quartz; well documented on mindat.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Quarry highwalls, loose rock

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