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Mordenite from
Rex mine (Rex and Smuggler mine), Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA


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Mordenite

Rex mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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Mordenite

Rex mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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Mordenite

Rex mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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Mordenite, etc.

Rex mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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Mordenite

Rex mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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Mordenite

Rex mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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Mordenite

Rex mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
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Mordenite, etc.

Rex mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
05626760017272736079981.jpg
Mordenite

Rex mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
05405270017272023518793.jpg
Mordenite

Rex mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
08939780017272027933516.jpg
Mordenite

Rex mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
06409640017272027944024.jpg
Mordenite, etc.

Rex mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra 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:
Heulandite Subgroup2
Opal1
Vanadinite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mordenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rex mine (Rex and Smuggler mine), Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:172370
Long-form Identifier:1:3:172370:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mordenite
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘSugarlump Tuff, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘSquaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
References
DeMark, Ramon S. (1989) Micromounting in New Mexico. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (1) 57-64
 
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