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Kennedy Creek, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, USAi
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Kennedy CreekCreek
OlympiaCity
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Analcime, etc.

Kennedy Creek, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, USA
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Mesolite, etc.

Kennedy Creek, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, USA
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Thomsonite-Ca, etc.

Kennedy Creek, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, USA
02787900017272054477160.jpg
Analcime, etc.

Kennedy Creek, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, USA
08351740017272059317467.jpg
Mesolite, etc.

Kennedy Creek, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, USA
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Thomsonite-Ca, etc.

Kennedy Creek, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, USA
02787900017272054477160.jpg
Analcime, etc.

Kennedy Creek, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, USA
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Mesolite, etc.

Kennedy Creek, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, USA
Type:
Creek
Mindat Locality ID:
29149
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29149:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Zeolites are scarce in Eocene basalt road cuts long Kennedy Creek, south of Highway 101, a few miles west of Olympia, Thurston County, Washington. The site was first found in 1970 by Robert Boggs. Specimens were found in boulders derived from the road cut dumped over the bank leading to the creek.

Rudy Tschernich

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMesolite9.GA.05Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
ⓘThomsonite-Ca9.GA.10NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
ⓘ'Chabazite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Hⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Hⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Oⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Oⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Naⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Alⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Siⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Siⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Caⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O

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References

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