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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sanidine
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mordenite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sanidine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:230482
Long-form Identifier:1:3:230482:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sanidine
7.1km (4.4 miles) Beryllium Virgin claim, Paramount Canyon, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) 74 Draw deposits, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) Willow Springs Draw, Monticello Tin District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) Copperas Creek, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
66.4km (41.3 miles) New Mexico Highway 1 roadcut, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
67.7km (42.1 miles) Rabb Canyon, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
71.8km (44.6 miles) Lone Star Mine, Haystack Mtn. area, Wilcox Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
98.5km (61.2 miles) Oak Spring area, Magdalena Mining District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
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