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Durkee Zeolite Occurrence, Lower Burnt River Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 35' 15'' North , 117° 24' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
44.58750,-117.40306
GeoHash:
G#: 9rut8kvtn
GRN:
N30W61
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Richland176 (2017)27.4km
Huntington437 (2017)28.4km
Halfway291 (2017)39.8km
Baker City9,752 (2017)39.9km
Weiser5,317 (2017)50.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
148652
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:148652:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


GUDE, A.J. 3RD AND SHEPPARD, R.A., 1978, CHABAZITE IN SILICEOUS TUFFS OF A PLIOCENE LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT NEAR DURKEE, BAKER COUNTY, OREGON, JOUR. RESEARCH USGS VOL. 6, P. 467
Commodities (Major) - Zeolites
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock: Lake Sediments, Tuff, Ash-Flow Tuff

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ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Erionite Subgroup'-M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O

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