Commodities
PrimaryZeolites
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBEDDED
Materials
Ore mineralsClinoptilolite, Erionite, Fluorite, Phillipsite
GangueCalcite, Feldspar, Gypsum, Opal, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock
Tectonic settingContinental Interior Basin (Tertiary Lake Beds)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10036499
MRDS IDM025322
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.86043, -117.69433
References
SHEPPARD, R.A. AND GUDE, A.J., 1969, AUTHIGENIC FLUORITE IN LACUSTRINE ROCKS NEAR ROME, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON; USGS PROF. PAPER 650-DMINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF OREGON, 1969, ODGMI BULL. 64, P. 270