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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
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: from a quarry north of Mount Vernon, just off the main highway at Beech Creek
    Reference: [Micro Probe Volume VI Number 4; Tschernich, R. (1992): Zeolites of the World, 70]
    Site Photo
    Beech Creek Quarry, Mount Vernon, Grant Co., Oregon, USA
    © DM 06
  		•  Aragonite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Description: from a quarry north of Mount Vernon, just off the main highway at Beech Creek
    Reference: [Micro Probe Volume VI Number 4]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Description: from a quarry north of Mount Vernon, just off the main highway at Beech Creek
    Reference: [Micro Probe Volume VI Number 4]
  		•  'Chabazite'
    Description: from a quarry north of Mount Vernon, just off the main highway at Beech Creek
    Reference: [Micro Probe Volume VI Number 4]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Description: from a quarry north of Mount Vernon, just off the main highway at Beech Creek
    Reference: [Micro Probe Volume VI Number 4]
  		•  Cowlesite
    CaAl
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: from a quarry north of Mount Vernon, just off the main highway at Beech Creek
    Reference: [Micro Probe Volume VI Number 4]
  		•  'Erionite'
    Description: from a quarry north of Mount Vernon, just off the main highway at Beech Creek
    Reference: [Micro Probe Volume VI Number 4]
  		•  'Heulandite'
    Description: from a quarry north of Mount Vernon, just off the main highway at Beech Creek
    Reference: [Micro Probe Volume VI Number 4]
  		•  'Lévyne'
    Description: from a quarry north of Mount Vernon, just off the main highway at Beech Creek
    Reference: [Micro Probe Volume VI Number 4]
    Site Photo
    Beech Creek Quarry, Mount Vernon, Grant Co., Oregon, USA
    © 2002 John H. Betts
  		•  Lévyne-Ca
    (Ca,Na
     
    2
    		,K
     
    2
    		)[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Beech Creek Quarry, Mount Vernon, Grant Co., Oregon, USA
    © Karl Volkman03/05
  		•  Mesolite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
     
    3
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: from a quarry north of Mount Vernon, just off the main highway at Beech Creek
    Reference: [Micro Probe Volume VI Number 4]
  		•  Offretite
    KCaMgAl
     
    5
    		Si
     
    13
    		O
     
    36
    		·16H
     
    2
    		O or near
    Description: from a quarry north of Mount Vernon, just off the main highway at Beech Creek
    Reference: [Micro Probe Volume VI Number 4]
  		•  'Phillipsite'
    Description: from a quarry north of Mount Vernon, just off the main highway at Beech Creek
    Reference: [Micro Probe Volume VI Number 4]
    Site Photo
    Beech Creek Quarry, Mount Vernon, Grant Co., Oregon, USA
    © Volker Betz
  		•  'Stilbite'
    Description: from a quarry north of Mount Vernon, just off the main highway at Beech Creek
    Reference: [Micro Probe Volume VI Number 4]
    Site Photo
    Beech Creek Quarry, Mount Vernon, Grant Co., Oregon, USA
    © DM 06
  		•  Thomsonite-Ca
    NaCa
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    5
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    20
    		] · 6H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: from a quarry north of Mount Vernon, just off the main highway at Beech Creek
    Reference: [Micro Probe Volume VI Number 4]
    Site Photo
    Beech Creek Quarry, Mount Vernon, Grant Co., Oregon, USA
    © Volker Betz


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