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Cherry Creek Area, King County, Washington, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 46' 7'' North , 121° 57' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Duvall7,674 (2017)3.7km
Echo Lake849 (2006)7.0km
Lake Marcel-Stillwater1,277 (2011)9.0km
Cottage Lake22,494 (2011)9.4km
Monroe18,090 (2017)9.7km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
East KingCo Rock ClubKirkland, Washington21km
Bellevue Rock Club, Inc.Bellevue, Washington25km
Everett Rock & Gem ClubEverett, Washington30km
Maplewood Rock & Gem Community ClubEdmonds, Washington32km
North Seattle Lapidary & Mineral ClubSeattle, Washington33km
Mindat Locality ID:
19404
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19404:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Near Cherry Creek basalt cavities contain crystals of white stilbite up to 1" long with calcite and mordenite.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Mordenite
Formula: (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
John Sobolewski collectionIdentified by John Sobolewski: Visual Identification
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
References:
John Sobolewski collectionIdentified by John Sobolewski: Visual Identification
ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMordenite9.GD.35(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Hⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Alⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O

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