Arkansas’ “quartz belt,” about 30 miles wide, stretches roughly from Hot Springs west to Pencil Bluff, with crystals decreasing in size as the belt moves west (much of it now lies under Lake ...

Because quartz is so common, Zigras wasn’t particularly interested in Arkansas’s rock crystal. But he remembered a specimen Jim Coleman dug in 1987 from what is called the McEarl Mine near ...

Let’s explore the quartz crystal capital of Arkansas and see what other hidden gems it has to offer. At first glance, Mount Ida looks like the quintessential small town in Arkansas.

Wegner Quartz Crystal Mines, 82 Wegner Quartz Crystal Ranch Road, Mount Ida, Arkansas; 1-870-867-2309; wegnercrystalmines.com. Other mines that welcome visitors: ...

8,000-pound slab of quartz crystals from Arkansas displayed at Smithsonian. November 3, 2021 at 10:18 a.m. by Brianna Kwasnik ...

Quartz crystal, after all, has been the Natural State mineral for more than a half-century. The Blue Phantom quartz crystal was dug in Arkansas in the early 1930s. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The Berns Quartz in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, the largest quartz crystal specimen ever to go on public display, was unveiled on Wednesday, Oct. 27 ...

Crystal-seekers of all stripes flock to Arkansas businesses. Rock shops draw wide clientele. October 7, 2023 at 7:16 a.m. by Aaron Gettinger ...

Crystal mining is a hobby for some and a living for others. For German-born rock hound Dominik Schley, it's both. That's why he now calls Arkansas home.

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The Berns Quartz in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, the largest quartz crystal specimen ever to go on public display, was unveiled on Wednesday, Oct. 27 ...

Quartz crystal, after all, has been the Natural State mineral for more than a half-century. The Blue Phantom quartz crystal was dug in Arkansas in the early 1930s. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette ...