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Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada i
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Monte Lake Lake
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Monte Lake Ferrierite-Mg Site in 1972

Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Monte Lake Ferrierite-Mg Site in 1987

Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Calcite

Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Monte Lake Ferrierite-Mg Site in 1972

Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Monte Lake Ferrierite-Mg Site in 1987

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Monte Lake Ferrierite-Mg Site in 1972

Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Monte Lake Ferrierite-Mg Site in 1987

Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

50° 29' 18'' North , 119° 49' 55'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Dfc : Subarctic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Okanagan	297,601 (2012)	36.8km
Chase	2,471 (2008)	37.9km
Kamloops	68,714 (2010)	39.7km
Duck Lake	6,982 (2019)	61.6km

Nearest Clubs:
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Club	Location	Distance
Thompson Valley Rock Club	Kamloops, British Columbia	37km
Vernon Lapidary & Mineral Club	Vernon, British Columbia	48km

Mindat Locality ID:

131237

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:131237:2

GUID (UUID V4):

Red vesicular basalt south of Monte Lake.

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8 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O

Habit: small

Colour: colorless

References:

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

ⓘ Celadonite

Formula: K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

Localities:

Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Twigg Creek, Monte Hills, Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Habit: rhombohedra

Colour: colorless

ⓘ 'Clay minerals'

Locality: Twigg Creek, Monte Hills, Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

References:

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

ⓘ Cowlesite (TL)

Formula: CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O

Type Locality:

Habit: .5mm thick cavity linings

Description: One of multiple type localities.

References:

Mineralogist, 21, 145-157.

Wise, William S., Tschernich, Rudy W. (1975) Cowlesite a new Ca-zeolite. American Mineralogist, 60 (11-12) 951-956

Gait, R.I. (1983) Mineral species from Canadian type localities, an annotated list. The Canadian Mineralogist: 21(1): 145-157. https://rruff.info/uploads/CM21_145.pdf

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

ⓘ 'Erionite Subgroup'

Formula: M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O

Locality: Twigg Creek, Monte Hills, Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Habit: hexagonal prisms terminated by a dominant {0001} pinacoid and small pyrmidal modifications

Colour: colorless to golden yellow

Description: intergrowths with offretite

References:

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

ⓘ Ferrierite-Mg

Formula: [Mg₂(K,Na)₂Ca_0.5](Si₂₉Al₇)O₇₂ · 18H₂O

Habit: compact blades

Colour: colorless, salmon-orange, red

References:

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'

Formula: (Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O

Localities:

Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Twigg Creek, Monte Hills, Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Colour: colorless

ⓘ 'Lévyne'

Habit: hexagonal plates 2-4mm in diameter

Colour: colorless

References:

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

ⓘ Mesolite

Formula: Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O

Habit: long matted needles

References:

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

ⓘ Offretite

Formula: KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O

Locality: Twigg Creek, Monte Hills, Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Habit: sharp, hexagonal, zoned Erionite/Offretite prisms with dominent {0001} pinacoid terminations

Colour: colorless to golden

References:

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

ⓘ 'Paulingite Subgroup'

Locality: Twigg Creek, Monte Hills, Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Habit: .5-1mm rhombic dodecahedra often with frosted, etched, and/or pitted faces; sometimes with clay filled cavities that were once paulingite

Colour: colorless to orange or red

References:

Collection of Volker Betz, exchange from Rudy Tschernich

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'

Formula: (Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O

References:

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'

Formula: M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O

Localities:

Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Twigg Creek, Monte Hills, Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

ⓘ 'Thomsonite Subgroup'

Habit: blades

References:

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

Gallery:

CaCO₃ⓘ Calcite

Calcite

Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Calcite

Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Calcite

Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂Oⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'

Heulandite Subgroup

Twigg Creek, Monte Hills, Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Heulandite Subgroup

Twigg Creek, Monte Hills, Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Heulandite Subgroup

Twigg Creek, Monte Hills, Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

ⓘ 'Paulingite Subgroup'

Paulingite Subgroup, etc.

Twigg Creek, Monte Hills, Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Paulingite Subgroup, etc.

Twigg Creek, Monte Hills, Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Paulingite Subgroup, etc.

Twigg Creek, Monte Hills, Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz var. Chalcedony	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ		4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Celadonite	9.EC.15	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Mesolite	9.GA.05	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
ⓘ	Analcime	9.GB.05	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
ⓘ	Offretite	9.GD.25	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
ⓘ	Ferrierite-Mg	9.GD.50	[Mg₂(K,Na)₂Ca_0.5](Si₂₉Al₇)O₇₂ · 18H₂O
ⓘ	Cowlesite (TL)	9.GG.05	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chabazite'	-
ⓘ	'Clay minerals'	-
ⓘ	'Erionite Subgroup'	-	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
ⓘ	'Heulandite Subgroup'	-	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Lévyne'	-
ⓘ	'Phillipsite Subgroup'	-	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
ⓘ	'Stilbite Subgroup'	-	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
ⓘ	'Thomsonite Subgroup'	-
ⓘ	'Paulingite Subgroup'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
H	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
H	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
H	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
H	ⓘ Ferrierite-Mg	[Mg₂(K,Na)₂Ca_0.5](Si₂₉Al₇)O₇₂ · 18H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
O	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
O	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
O	ⓘ Ferrierite-Mg	[Mg₂(K,Na)₂Ca_0.5](Si₂₉Al₇)O₇₂ · 18H₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Na	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Na	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Na	ⓘ Ferrierite-Mg	[Mg₂(K,Na)₂Ca_0.5](Si₂₉Al₇)O₇₂ · 18H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
Mg	ⓘ Ferrierite-Mg	[Mg₂(K,Na)₂Ca_0.5](Si₂₉Al₇)O₇₂ · 18H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
Al	ⓘ Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
Al	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Al	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
Al	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Al	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Al	ⓘ Ferrierite-Mg	[Mg₂(K,Na)₂Ca_0.5](Si₂₉Al₇)O₇₂ · 18H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
Si	ⓘ Erionite Subgroup	M₂[Al₄Si₁₄O₃₆] · 15H₂O
Si	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
Si	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Stilbite Subgroup	M_6-7[Al_8-9Si_27-28O₇₂] · nH₂O
Si	ⓘ Ferrierite-Mg	[Mg₂(K,Na)₂Ca_0.5](Si₂₉Al₇)O₇₂ · 18H₂O
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
K	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
K	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
K	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
K	ⓘ Ferrierite-Mg	[Mg₂(K,Na)₂Ca_0.5](Si₂₉Al₇)O₇₂ · 18H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Ca	ⓘ Mesolite	Na₂Ca₂Si₉Al₆O₃₀ · 8H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Ferrierite-Mg	[Mg₂(K,Na)₂Ca_0.5](Si₂₉Al₇)O₇₂ · 18H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Celadonite	K(MgFe³⁺◻)(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O

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References

Tschernich, Rudy W. (1992) Zeolites of the World. Geoscience Press, Inc. 567pp.

Broughton, P. L. (2024) Ferrierite from the Kamloops Lake area, southern British Columbia , in Tintic!. The Mineralogical Record, 55 (2) 239-251

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