Rockhounding in Hot Spring County, Arkansas
6 mapped rockhounding spots in Hot Spring County. Most commonly produces nepheline, apatite, biotite, brookite.
Every rockhounding spot in Hot Spring County
Best spotCove Creek BridgeHot Spring County, ArkansasPublic access · Apatite, Monticellite, Magnetite +2- Best spotUnnamed Location (Magnet Cove area)Hot Spring County, ArkansasPublic access · Sphene, Nepheline Syenite
Cove Creek Bridge BoulderHot Spring County, ArkansasPublic access · Eudialyte, Nepheline, Syenite- Unnamed Location (Melanite)Hot Spring County, ArkansasPublic access · Melanite, Nepheline, Biotite
- Unnamed Location Near CemeteryHot Spring County, ArkansasPublic access · Smoky Quartz, Brookite
- Cove CreekHot Spring County, ArkansasPublic access · Pyrite
Hot Spring County rockhounding photos
Representative spot and material photos from this county, shown where verified public image records are available.
Minerals reported in Hot Spring County
- Nepheline2
- Apatite1
- Biotite1
- Brookite1
- Eudialyte1
- Kimseyite1
- Magnetite1
- Melanite1
Standouts in Hot Spring County
Hand-picked spots in Hot Spring County, chosen for unusual mineralogy or documented public access. Each card opens the full coordinates and access notes.
Top pickUnnamed Location (Magnet Cove area)
Public accessHot Spring County
Magnet Cove is a classic alkaline igneous complex, noted in USGS work for nepheline syenite, carbonatite, and titanium-bearing minerals such as perovskite and titanite.
Sphene, Nepheline Syenite
Top pickCove Creek Bridge
Public accessHot Spring County
Kimzeyite and perovskite give the Cove Creek Bridge area its weight: Perovskite Hill and the nearby Kimzey carbonatite localities are documented Magnet Cove occurrences rather than generic creek gravel.
Apatite, Monticellite, Magnetite, Perovskite
Neighboring counties in Arkansas
Adjacent rockhounding counties, ranked by how close their centroids sit to Hot Spring County. A natural extension if Hot Spring County is already on your trip plan.
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