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Three Mile Creek, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Three Mile Creek | Creek |
| Ritter | Unincorporated Community |
| Grant County | County |
| Oregon | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 55' 55'' North , 119° 13' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1976
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Monument | 125 (2017) | 20.0km |
| Long Creek | 192 (2017) | 26.0km |
| Ukiah | 189 (2017) | 32.1km |
| Heppner | 1,287 (2017) | 53.6km |
| Dayville | 146 (2017) | 57.1km |
Micro-sized zeolites and the type locality for paulingite-Ca in a shallow road cut and boulders in Miocene Columbia River Basalt Group along Long Creek Road near Threemile Creek, northwest of Ritter, Grant County, Oregon.
The site was found in 1976 by Rudy Tschernich. The largest crystals are within 100 feet (ca. 30 m) north of what was the Threemile School. Smaller paulingite-Ca crystals are abundant in boulders along the road a mile north of the first site.
(comment by Rudy Tschernich)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| โ Chabazite-Ca Formula: (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| โ 'Erionite Subgroup' Formula: M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| โ 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| โ Paulingite-Ca (TL) Formula: (Ca,K,Na,Ba, ◻)10 (Si, Al)42O84 · 34H2O Type Locality: |
| โ Phillipsite-Ca Formula: Ca3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
| โ 'Smectite Group' Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| โ Stellerite Formula: Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Phillipsite-Ca | 9.GC.10 | Ca3(Si10Al6)O32 ยท 12H2O |
| โ | Paulingite-Ca (TL) | 9.GC.35 | (Ca,K,Na,Ba, โป)10 (Si, Al)42O84 ยท 34H2O |
| โ | Chabazite-Ca | 9.GD.10 | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 ยท 12H2O |
| โ | Stellerite | 9.GE.15 | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 ยท 28H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Erionite Subgroup' | - | M2[Al4Si14O36] ยท 15H2O |
| โ | 'Heulandite Subgroup' | - | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] ยท nH2O |
| โ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 ยท nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| H | โ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| H | โ Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| H | โ Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| H | โ Paulingite-Ca | (Ca,K,Na,Ba, ◻)10 (Si, Al)42O84 · 34H2O |
| H | โ Phillipsite-Ca | Ca3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
| H | โ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| O | โ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| O | โ Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| O | โ Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| O | โ Paulingite-Ca | (Ca,K,Na,Ba, ◻)10 (Si, Al)42O84 · 34H2O |
| O | โ Phillipsite-Ca | Ca3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
| O | โ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | โ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Na | โ Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Na | โ Paulingite-Ca | (Ca,K,Na,Ba, ◻)10 (Si, Al)42O84 · 34H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Al | โ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Al | โ Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| Al | โ Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Al | โ Paulingite-Ca | (Ca,K,Na,Ba, ◻)10 (Si, Al)42O84 · 34H2O |
| Al | โ Phillipsite-Ca | Ca3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Erionite Subgroup | M2[Al4Si14O36] · 15H2O |
| Si | โ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Si | โ Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| Si | โ Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Si | โ Paulingite-Ca | (Ca,K,Na,Ba, ◻)10 (Si, Al)42O84 · 34H2O |
| Si | โ Phillipsite-Ca | Ca3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | โ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| K | โ Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| K | โ Paulingite-Ca | (Ca,K,Na,Ba, ◻)10 (Si, Al)42O84 · 34H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Ca | โ Stellerite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72 · 28H2O |
| Ca | โ Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Ca | โ Paulingite-Ca | (Ca,K,Na,Ba, ◻)10 (Si, Al)42O84 · 34H2O |
| Ca | โ Phillipsite-Ca | Ca3(Si10Al6)O32 · 12H2O |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | โ Paulingite-Ca | (Ca,K,Na,Ba, ◻)10 (Si, Al)42O84 · 34H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Calaveras-Baker DomainDomain
- Columbia Basin and RangeWide Rift
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Three Mile Creek, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA