Beech Creek Quarry, Mount Vernon, Grant Co., Oregon, USA

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A traprock aggregate quarry.

Ref:
Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, 70

The Levyne/Erionite Epitaxies have been first described as Levyne/Offretite later revised to Erionite.

Sheppard, R. A., Desborough, G. A. and White, J. S. Jr. (1974) Levyne-offretite intergrowths from basalt near Beech Creek, Grant County, Oregon. Am. Mineral. 59,837-842.

Mineral List:

Analcime
Aragonite
Calcite
'Chabazite'
Copper

Cowlesite
'Erionite'
'Heulandite'
'Lévyne'
Lévyne-Ca

Mesolite
Offretite
'Phillipsite'
'Stilbite'
Thomsonite-Ca

15 entries listed. 9 valid minerals.

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