| Durkee Creek Zeolites Marysvale, UT US Uploaded By Scott (webmaster) Uploaded on Monday, January 25, 2021 at 06:00:00 PM Viewed 845 times |
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| From the Utah Geology website, location #29 and 30, it says: "Chabazite, stilbite, heulandite, mordenite, scolecite, calcite, and quartz Several area within the volcanic rocks of the Marysvale area ave undergone zeolitic alteration resulting in a variety of zeolite minerals. These minerals usually occur along fracture surfaces, form veins, or fill vugs in the volcanic rock. At most locations stilbite and heulandite are the most common zeolites to form crystals. Mordenite is often present as fibrous material filling veins and occasionally as fine fibers forming tufts in cavities. Rhombohedral crystals of chabazite are common, usually in vugs. Quartz lines some openings, both as chalcedony and as drusy crystals. Calcite crystals are sometimes found perched on the zeolites." | From the Utah Geology website, location #29 and 30, it says: "Directions to site: there are two locations in the Durkee Creek area, both relatively close together. The first location is reached by taking Rio Grand Avenue east in downtown Marysvale and crossing the Sevier River. This road turns north paralleling the river. Stay to the right as the road rounds the north end of the mountain and heads souteast. at the road fork, just before the power line crosses the road, take the left fork curing east along the north side of Durkee Creek. Go about 1 mile and park and walk across the creek to the small hill on the other side. Zeolites are particularly abundant on the north side and top of the hill. The second area is across the valley and about midway up the slopes of the wash visible about 0.5 mile southeast of the first location." |