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Gyrolite from
Upper Ritter Quarry, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA


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Gyrolite, etc.

Upper Ritter Quarry, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA
02040030017369341845968.jpg
Gyrolite, etc.

Upper Ritter Quarry, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA
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Gyrolite, etc.

Upper Ritter Quarry, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Gyrolite
Formula:NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Phillipsite Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gyrolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Upper Ritter Quarry, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:105945
Long-form Identifier:1:3:105945:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gyrolite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘRoadside Quarry, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘMiddle Fork Cliffs, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘRitter Hot Springs, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘDevils Backbone, North Fork John Day River, Grant County, Oregon, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘMonument Quarry, Monument, Grant County, Oregon, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘBig Bend, Kimberly, Grant County, Oregon, USA
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘBurnt Cabin Creek, Spray, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘHarper Mountain, Spray, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
68.3km (42.5 miles) ⓘJuniper Canyon, Spray, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
86.4km (53.7 miles) ⓘGirds Creek Road, Twickenham, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
References
Micro Probe Volume VII Number 8 Fall 1993
 
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