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Hampton Butte, Deschutes County, Oregon, USAi
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Hampton ButteTable/Butte
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Local Terrain at Hampton Butte, Deschutes Co., OR

Hampton Butte, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA
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Petrified Wood

Hampton Butte, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA
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Petrified Wood

Hampton Butte, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA
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Local Terrain at Hampton Butte, Deschutes Co., OR

Hampton Butte, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA
09075600017272046152313.jpg
Petrified Wood

Hampton Butte, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA
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Petrified Wood

Hampton Butte, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA
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Local Terrain at Hampton Butte, Deschutes Co., OR

Hampton Butte, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA
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Petrified Wood

Hampton Butte, Deschutes County, Oregon, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 46' 26'' North , 120° 16' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
43.77412,-120.28186
GRN:
N30W63
Type:
Table/Butte
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
19970
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19970:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Hampton Butte is widely known for the unusual green petrified wood that can be found there. In addition, red, yellow, and other unusual colors can be found at this site. Very little material is left on the ground surface, but fine specimens are still available to rockhounds willing to dig.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
ⓘ 'Petrified Wood'
ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Unclassified
ⓘ'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
ⓘ'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'Petrified Wood'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Hⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Oⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Siⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

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References

Field Work, 2001
www.fs.usda.gov (n.d.) https://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/cs/detail/!ut/p/z1/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8zijQwgwNHCwN_DI8zPyBcqYKAfrh-JKR_mA5cH6jbwNzHwNAxzdLI0cDXyDja19DBC0g1SgAM4ArUTtB2_gij8xofrR-lH4Xe_Pn4T_Dzyc1P1C3JDQyMMskwAThMBhQ!!/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?position=Not&ss=110601&navtype=&pnavid=110000000000000&navid=110370000000000&cid=stelprdb5247398
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