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Alpine Zeolite deposit, Alpine, Apache County, Arizona, USAi
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Alpine Zeolite deposit- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 50' 35'' North , 109° 9' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.84314,-109.15065
GRN:
N23W65
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Alpine145 (2011)0.9km
Luna158 (2011)18.3km
Escudilla Bonita119 (2017)31.9km
Eagar4,869 (2017)32.5km
Springerville1,954 (2017)34.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
72130
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:72130:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former zeolite (clinoptilolite) occurrence/mine located in sec. 11, T5N, R30E, G&SRM, on National Forest land. Coordinates presented are to the center of the section per the MRDS file. A mined area is apparent less than a ½ mile to the E.

Mineralization is hosted in Pliocene clastic sedimentary rock (tuff). Local rocks include Oligocene to Paleocene[?] sedimentary rocks.

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ⓘ'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)3-6[Al6-7Si29-30O72] · 20H2O

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References

Keith, S.B. (1969) Mineral and Water Resources of Arizona. Bulletin 180. Arizona Bureau of Mines p.371-385.pp.464-467
Eyde C. & Eyde T.H. (1979), Arizona Zeolites, Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Report 16.
Phillips, K.A. (1987), Arizona Industrial Minerals Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources Mineral Report 4
Peirce, H.W. (1990), Arizona Geological Survey Industrial Minerals card file.
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040010019.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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