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Monument Quarry, Monument, Grant County, Oregon, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 49' 24'' North , 119° 25' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Monument125 (2017)0.8km
Long Creek192 (2017)28.4km
Spray151 (2017)28.8km
Dayville146 (2017)40.4km
Mount Vernon506 (2017)51.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
294200
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:294200:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Zeolites are found in a fine-grained very hard basalt of Miocene age in a small quarry just north of the first roadcut northwest of the town of Monument. The site was first collected at by John Cowles in 1964 and became well known in 1971 during a Northwest Micro Mineral Study Group field trip led by Rudy Tschernich. Later in the 1980's a "V" shaped trench was dug for a water line from the nearby water reservoir to reach the town of Monument. During construction of the trench more material was exposed and the old quarry was removed.

Rudy Tschernich

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8 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Fluorapophyllite-(K)9.EA.15KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Gyrolite9.EE.30NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Tacharanite9.HA.75Ca12Al2Si18O33(OH)36
Unclassified
'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 Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
H GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
H TacharaniteCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)36
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
O GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O TacharaniteCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)36
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
FFluorine
F Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
NaSodium
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Al TacharaniteCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)36
SiSilicon
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Si GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TacharaniteCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)36
KPotassium
K Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
K Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Ca GyroliteNaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Ca TacharaniteCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)36
BaBarium
Ba Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O

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