Mine detail: Rome Zeolite

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Location

Lat / long:

42.86043, -117.69433

Resource(N)

Primary:	Zeolites
Tertiary:	Fluorine-Fluorite
Ore:	Clinoptilolite, Erionite, Fluorite, Phillipsite
Gangue:	Calcite, Feldspar, Gypsum, Opal, Quartz
Orebody form:	BEDDED

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Tectonic:	Continental Interior Basin (Tertiary Lake Beds)

References

MRDS	M025322
DEP	10036499
Reference	{Deposit:: SHEPPARD, R.A. AND GUDE, A.J., 1969, AUTHIGENIC FLUORITE IN LACUSTRINE ROCKS NEAR ROME, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON; USGS PROF. PAPER 650-D}{Deposit:: MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF OREGON, 1969, ODGMI BULL. 64, P. 270}
Reporter	Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.), Gray, Jerry J.