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Aegirine from
Wind Mountain, Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Aegirine
Formula:NaFe3+Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Analcime21
Albite20
Microcline14
Catapleiite14
Gaidonnayite7
Polylithionite7
Eudialyte7
Monazite-(Ce)6
Chabazite5
Elpidite5
Natrolite5
Georgechaoite4
Thomsonite-Ca3
Wad3
Quartz3
Smectite Group3
Zircon2
Epididymite2
Mica Group1
Clinoptilolite-Ca1
Calcite1
Opal1
Siderite1
Molybdenite1
Reedmergnerite1
Nepheline1
Silica1
Arfvedsonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aegirine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wind Mountain, Cornudas Mountains, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (27 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:175
Long-form Identifier:1:3:175:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aegirine
18.0km (11.2 miles) Miller Mountain, Corudas Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) Pump Station Hills, Corudas Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
88.4km (54.9 miles) Cave Peak deposit, Sierra Diablo, Culberson County, Texas, USA
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