Crystal Mountain Quartz











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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color:  Crystal Mountain Quartz ranges from a white to a light pink or light gray.

Texture:  Course to fine grain

Luster:

Translucency:

Silica Fabrics / Fossils: 
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Crystal Mountain Quartz is associated with the Crystal Mountain Sandstone Formation of the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma.  Occurs as veins ranging from a few inches to a few feet think in the sandstone formation.  Named for exposures in the Crystal Mountains in Montgomery County, Arkansas.  Other exposures occur in the Potato Hills and the Broken Bow Uplift in the southeastern Ouachita Mountains. 
Projectile point made from this material:



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Archaeological Context:
Prehistoric quarries have been located at this source and artifacts from this source were found at Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon.