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Selected Arkansas Mineral Collecting Localities
6. Montgomery County: Quartz (A) and Wavellite (B)
(A) Located within the city limits of Mount Ida, Sonny Stanley's crystal yard displays quartz and other mineral from this area. Mr. Stanley is one of several operators of fee-pay crystal mines in Montgomery County. See also the Quartz chapter.
(B) Northwest on U.S. Highway 270 approximately 3.5 miles from Mount Ida, turn right(east). Wavellite occurs at the county quarry, located approximately 0.7 of a mile east and on the north side of the road.
Source: Arkansas Geological CommissionThere are many mineral collecting locations in Arkansas on public property. However, most of the better known sites are on private property, claims on public property, or leases on private property. This guide is written to describe various mineral collecting locations and is not to be used or construed to be permission to obtain access to sites. Permisssion should be obtained from owners, lease holders, or companies before collectiong any location not on public land. Federally owned or administered properties are controlled by various Federal agencies and certain of these lands, such as Wilderness areas, National Parks, and National Guard training camps are withheld from collecting. Highway right-of-ways (except interstate), navigable streams and the majority of Federal lands are open to hand tool collecting.
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