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Upper and Lower levels at the Four Mile Quarry 1992

Four Mile Quarry, Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

Field trip to Four Mile Quarry in 1992

Four Mile Quarry, Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

Thomsonite-Ca, etc.

Four Mile Quarry, Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

Upper and Lower levels at the Four Mile Quarry 1992

Four Mile Quarry, Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

Field trip to Four Mile Quarry in 1992

Four Mile Quarry, Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

Thomsonite-Ca, etc.

Four Mile Quarry, Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

Upper and Lower levels at the Four Mile Quarry 1992

Four Mile Quarry, Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

Field trip to Four Mile Quarry in 1992

Four Mile Quarry, Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

Type:

Mindat Locality ID:

22045

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:22045:8

GUID (UUID V4):

0

Zeolites are abundant in a small quarry in Eocence basalt of Crescent Formation in the Black Hills, Capitol State Forest, near Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington. The quarry is named the Four Mile Quarry because of a mileage marker painted on a rock right at the quarry that indicates the distance on road C-1000 from Highway 12. The site was first found by Ray Claude in 1991. This quarry contains an abundance of cowlesite with associated minerals making it the best cowlesite locality in the Pacific Northwest. Cavities are all small, containing only micro crystals. No cabinet specimens have been found. The rock has been quarried for logging road surfacing and is now becoming overgrown with trees. The site has been used for target practicing, therefore, care must be taken when shooters are present. Since this is state land, collecting is allowed.

Rudy Tschernich

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'

ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca

6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Formula: Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O

References:

Micro Probe Vol. 7 No. 5 Spring '92

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Micro Probe Vol. 7 No. 5 Spring '92

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

References:

Micro Probe Vol. 7 No. 5 Spring '92

Formula: CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O

References:

Micro Probe Vol. 7 No. 5 Spring '92

ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup'

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

References:

Micro Probe Vol. 7 No. 5 Spring '92

References:

Micro Probe Vol. 7 No. 5 Spring '92

Formula: KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O

References:

Micro Probe Vol. 7 No. 5 Spring '92

ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'

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

References:

Micro Probe Vol. 7 No. 5 Spring '92

Formula: FeS₂

References:

Micro Probe Vol. 7 No. 5 Spring '92

ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca

Formula: NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O

References:

Micro Probe Vol. 7 No. 5 Spring '92

Gallery:

CaCO₃ⓘ Calcite

Calcite

Four Mile Quarry, Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

Calcite

Four Mile Quarry, Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

Calcite

Four Mile Quarry, Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Thomsonite-Ca	9.GA.10	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
ⓘ	Analcime	9.GB.05	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
ⓘ	Offretite	9.GD.25	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
ⓘ	Cowlesite	9.GG.05	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chabazite'	-
ⓘ	'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

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
H	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
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	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
O	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
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	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
Na	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Na	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Offretite	KCaMg(Si₁₃Al₅)O₃₆ · 15H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
Al	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
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	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Cowlesite	CaAl₂Si₃O₁₀ · 6H₂O
Si	ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup	(Na/Ca/K)_5-6[Al_8-9 Si_27-28 O₇₂] · nH₂O
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	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
K	Potassium
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
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	ⓘ 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	ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca	NaCa₂[Al₅Si₅O₂₀] · 6H₂O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
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, R.W. (1992) Zeolites from Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington. Micro Probe, V 7, No. 5, pp. 8-10.

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