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Gyrolite from
Devils Backbone, North Fork John Day River, Grant County, Oregon, USA


Classification
Species:Gyrolite
Formula:NaCa16Si23AlO60(OH)8 · 14H2O
Comments:found in cavities in basalt
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Phillipsite Subgroup18
Tacharanite7
Analcime6
Gmelinite Subgroup6
Gismondine Subgroup6
Fluorapophyllite-(K)4
Mesolite1
Thomsonite-Ca1
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gyrolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Devils Backbone, North Fork John Day River, Grant County, Oregon, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (15 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46322
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46322:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gyrolite
10.8km (6.7 miles) Ritter Hot Springs, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) Middle Fork Cliffs, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) Roadside Quarry, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) Upper Ritter Quarry, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) Monument Quarry, Monument, Grant County, Oregon, USA
39.2km (24.3 miles) Big Bend, Kimberly, Grant County, Oregon, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) Burnt Cabin Creek, Spray, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
54.6km (33.9 miles) Harper Mountain, Spray, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
61.9km (38.5 miles) Juniper Canyon, Spray, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
80.9km (50.3 miles) Girds Creek Road, Twickenham, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
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