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Before Bill Clinton, Arkansas and Mt. Ida were especially known around the world for quartz crystal. Mother Nature blessed the Ouachita Mountains with the most beautiful quartz crystal in the world. That's why Mt. Ida is known as the Quartz Crystal Capital of the World. We welcome all rockhounds (both amateur and professional) and will do our best to help you fulfill your dream of finding the perfect specimen. You won't want to miss our annual Quartz, Craftz, & Quiltz Festival, and World Championship Quartz Crystal Dig in October. Let's start with a little history: Once upon a time... crystals happened! How, when or where is beyond the scope of this web page, but we will include some links to other informative sites at the end of this page. The word "mine" conjures up visions of dark, underground tunnels. The crystal mines around here are open pit surface mines. The crystal is found in clay pockets along quartz veins. You can find more information on how to dig and clean crystal or own a mine at the various links and mining companies found on this page. Brewer Mining Crystal Haven T N T Rocks & Gifts Fiddler's Ridge Rock Shop & Crystal Mines J's Crystal Bonanza J.D. Rocks Leatherhead Mining Judy's Crystals N Things Robins Mining Company Stanley Rock Shop Starfire Mines Sweet Surrender Crystal Mine Wegner Crystal Mines
If you are a United States Resident, you are part owner of the Ouachita National Forest where most of the quartz crystal is found. The U.S. Forest Service is responsible for taking care of your property and they also make it available for you to use. The Forest Service, Womble Ranger Station, is located one mile east of Mt. Ida on Hwy. 270 and they are available (during normal working hours) to answer all your questions about where to find quartz crystal. They have brochures for driving tours and information on several old mining areas that are open to the public for digging crystal. Make sure you know the restrictions that are intended to protect our land from abuse before you start any full scale mining operations. Also, there are several government leased mining areas that, without the lease owners permission, you will be unable to enter. this Forest Service web site contains the information you need to know about what you can do on your land: U.S. Forest Service.
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