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Mordenite from
Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA


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Mordenite, etc.

Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
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Mordenite

Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
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Mordenite

Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
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Mordenite

Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
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Mordenite, etc.

Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
04313730017272049377981.jpg
Mordenite

Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
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Mordenite

Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
03434300017272049393146.jpg
Mordenite

Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
05640040017272023525708.jpg
Mordenite, etc.

Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
04313730017272049377981.jpg
Mordenite

Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
08022040017367420621155.jpg
Mordenite

Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
03434300017272049393146.jpg
Mordenite

Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Mordenite
Formula:(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Maxwellite2
Tridymite1
Hematite1
Pseudobrookite1
Sanidine1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mordenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:131993
Long-form Identifier:1:3:131993:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mordenite
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘRex mine (Rex and Smuggler mine), Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
87.3km (54.3 miles) ⓘBuckhorn area, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
92.0km (57.2 miles) ⓘSan Marcial Quarry, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
References
(1989) Letters. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (5) 403-404
 
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