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Upper Ritter Quarry, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USAi
Regional Level Types
Upper Ritter QuarryQuarry
RitterUnincorporated Community
Grant CountyCounty
OregonState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 52' 17'' North , 119° 4' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Long Creek192 (2017)17.6km
Monument125 (2017)27.2km
Ukiah189 (2017)31.5km
Mount Vernon506 (2017)50.5km
John Day1,680 (2017)51.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
17954
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:17954:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Per Rudy Tschernich: "The Upper Ritter Quarry is located 4.5 miles west of highway 395 on the road following the Middle Fork of the John Day River to Ritter. The quarry was opened in the 1980's and worked sporadicaly every few years to gravel the roads in the area. The rock consists of vesicular and dense zones of a single basalt flow that is the lowest flow of the Miocene Picture Gorge Basalt (16 m.y.o.) in the Columbia River Basalt Group that rests on the ash beds of the John Day Formation".

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chabazite'
Cowlesite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
'Erionite Subgroup'
Formula: M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Gonnardite
Formula: (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Gyrolite
Formula: NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Lévyne'
Mesolite
Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Offretite
Formula: KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
'Phillipsite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Thomsonite-Ca
Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Tobermorite
Formula: Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Tobermorite9.DG.10Ca5Si6O17 · 5H2O
Fluorapophyllite-(K)9.EA.15KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Gyrolite9.EE.30NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Gonnardite9.GA.05(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Mesolite9.GA.05Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Scolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Thomsonite-Ca9.GA.10NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Offretite9.GD.25KCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Cowlesite9.GG.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
Unclassified
'Chabazite'-
'Erionite Subgroup'-M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Lévyne'-
'Phillipsite Subgroup'-(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H CowlesiteCaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
H Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
H Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
H Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
H GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
H Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
H MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
H OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
H Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
H ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
H Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
H TobermoriteCa5Si6O17 · 5H2O
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O CowlesiteCaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
O Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
O Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
O Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
O GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
O Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
O MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
O OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
O Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
O ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
O Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
O TobermoriteCa5Si6O17 · 5H2O
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
FFluorine
F Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
NaSodium
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Na GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Na Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Na MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Na Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Na Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
AlAluminium
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al CowlesiteCaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
Al Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Al Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Al GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Al Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Al MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Al OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Al Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Al ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Al Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
SiSilicon
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si CowlesiteCaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
Si Erionite SubgroupM2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O
Si Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Si Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Si GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Si Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Si MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Si OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Si Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Si ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Si Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Si TobermoriteCa5Si6O17 · 5H2O
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
K Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
K OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
K Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca CowlesiteCaAl2Si3O10 · 6H2O
Ca Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Ca Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Ca GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Ca Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Ca MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Ca OffretiteKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36 · 15H2O
Ca Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Ca ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Ca Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Ca TobermoriteCa5Si6O17 · 5H2O
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu Native CopperCu
BaBarium
Ba Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O

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