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Smectite Group from
Three Mile Creek, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:'Smectite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Paulingite-Ca5
Erionite Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smectite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Three Mile Creek, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:660914
Long-form Identifier:1:3:660914:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smectite Group
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘDeer Creek, North Fork John Day River, Grant County, Oregon, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘRoadside Quarry, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘUpper Ritter Quarry, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘMonument Quarry, Monument, Grant County, Oregon, USA
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘBurnt Cabin Creek, Spray, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘBeech Creek Quarry, Mount Vernon, Grant County, Oregon, USA
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘGirds Creek Road, Twickenham, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
References
Tschernich, Rudy D., Wise, W. S. (1982) Paulingite: variations in composition. American Mineralogist, 67. 799-803
 
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