| Deposit ID | 10111285 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | WA00040 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Prairie Creek Kimberlite |
| Alternate or previous names | Murfreesboro, Crater of Diamonds |
| Geographic coordinates: | -93.67353, 34.03374 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 122 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 2.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MURFREESBORO, A FEW MILES SOUTH OF BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE GULF COASTAL PLAIN AND THE OACHITA MTS., Acc Loc. From Second International Kimberlite Conference Guidebook, Oct. 1977 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pike(county)
Arkansas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Murfreesboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Arkadelphia(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Little Rock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Little Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Ouachita(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Red-Ouachita(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arkansas | Pike |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8S}} | 25W}} | }} | Arkansas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Diamond | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Phlogopite | Gangue |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Model code | 31 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 12 |
| Deposit model name | Diamond-bearing kimberlite pipes |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Kimberlite |
| (1) | -93.67353, 34.03374 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Edge Of Oachita Mts., In The Gulf Coastal Plain |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Kimberlite Pipe |
| Name | 1 |
|---|---|
| General form | PIPE |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1906 |
| Discoverer | John W. Huddleston, Farmer |
| Year of first production | 1909 |
| Year of last production | 1949 |
| Production years | 1919-20, 1948-49 |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arkansas Division Of State Parks And Tourism |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Of Arkansas |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 29.543HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | WA00040 |
MILLAR, HOWARD A., 1976, IT WAS FINDERS KEEPERS AT AMERICA'S ONLY DIAMOND MINE: NEW YORK, NY, CARLTON PRESS, INC. (A HEARTHSTONE BOOK), 175 PAGES.
ARKANSAS GEOLOGICAL AND CONSERVATION COMMISSION, 1959 (REVISED ED.), MINERAL RESOURCES OF ARKANSAS: ARKANSAS GEOLOGICAL AND CONSERVATION COMMISSION BULLETIN 6, P. 60-61.
MEYER, HENRY O.A., LEWIS, RICHARD D., BOLIVAR, STEPHEN, AND BROOKINS, DOUGLAS G., 1977, PRAIRIE CREEK KIMBERLITE, MURFREESBORO, PIKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS: GENERAL DESCRIPTION FOR FIELD EXCURSION 24 SEPT. 1977: SECOND INTERNATIONAL KIMBERLITE CONFERENCE, HELD IN SANTA FE, NM, OCT. 1977.
MISER, H.D., AND ROSS, C.S., 1923, DIAMOND-BREARING PERIDOTITE IN PIKE COUNTY,ARKANSAS: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 735, P. 279-322
THOENEN, J.R., HILL, R.S., HOWE, E.G., AND RUNKE, S.M., 1949, INVESTIGATION OF THE PRAIRIE CREEK DIAMOND AREA, PIKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4549, 24 PAGES.
ORAL COMMUNICATION, MIKE HOWARD, GEOLOGIST, ARKANSAS GEOLOGIC AND CONSERVATION DIV., 9/93
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FROM ARK. GEOL. AND CONS. COMM. BULL. 6, P. 60: SEVERAL EFFORTS WERE MADE TO PLACE THE RECOVERY OF DIAMONDS ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS, BUT WITHOUT SUSTAINED SUCCESS. IN 1919, THE ARKANSAS DIAMOND CORPORATION WAS ORGANIZED WITH A CAPITAL OF 10 MILLION DOLLARS. A WASHING PLANT WAS ERECTED WHICH IN 1920 WASHED 18 THOUSAND LOADS OF PERIDOTITE. THE CORPORATION DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AFTER 9 MONTHS. EARLY IN 1940 THE PROPERTY WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE DIAMOND CORPORATION OF ARKANSAS. A 2000 TON WASHING AND CONCENTRATING PLANT BEGAN OPERATION IN 1948 AND WAS SHUT DOWN A YEAR LATER. MR. HOWARD A. MILLAR OPERATED THE "CRATER OF DIAMONDS" ON PART OF THE AREA AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION. DIAMONDS AS LARGE AS THE "STAR OF ARKANSAS" (15.22 CARATS UNCUT) HAVE BEEN FOUND BY VISITORS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-93 | Jenness, Jane E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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