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Quartz on the Ouachita National Forest (4964 words) |
 | Quartz crystals from the Ouachita Mountains in the area of the Ouachita National Forest are highly prized and eagerly sought by rockhounders, mineral collectors, and the general public as well. |
| Present day quartz crystal mining operations are surface operations generally involving from one to three operators using a single backhoe and occasionally a bulldozer, primarily to remove the overburden from the crystal bearing quartz veins. |
| It is anticipated that much of this crystal was mined during World War II when quartz crystal was in demand by the war industry for use as oscillators in radio equipment primarily required by the military (cultured quartz crystals grown under laboratory conditions from massive quartz is now utilized for this and related purposes). |
| WAH WAH MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS (1259 words) |
| From Crystal Mountain at the northern end of the proposed wilderness to 9,400-foot Wah Wah Peak at the south are 32 miles of rugged coves and canyons. |
| At the northern end of the mountains, cool white Crystal Peak contrasts sharply with the surrounding land, a distinctive landmark in the West Desert. |
| The benchlands skirting the mountains are critical habitat for antelope. |
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