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Mordenite from
Rock Candy Mountain, Black Hills, Thurston County, Washington, USA


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Mordenite, etc.

Rock Candy Mountain, Black Hills, Thurston County, Washington, USA
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Mordenite, etc.

Rock Candy Mountain, Black Hills, Thurston County, Washington, USA
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Mordenite, etc.

Rock Candy Mountain, Black Hills, Thurston County, Washington, USA
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Mordenite, etc.

Rock Candy Mountain, Black Hills, Thurston County, Washington, USA
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Mordenite, etc.

Rock Candy Mountain, Black Hills, Thurston County, Washington, USA
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Mordenite, etc.

Rock Candy Mountain, Black Hills, Thurston County, Washington, USA
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Mordenite, etc.

Rock Candy Mountain, Black Hills, Thurston County, Washington, USA
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Mordenite, etc.

Rock Candy Mountain, Black Hills, Thurston County, Washington, USA
01052210017272042991292.jpg
Mordenite, etc.

Rock Candy Mountain, Black Hills, Thurston County, Washington, USA
09587490017272026727938.jpg
Mordenite, etc.

Rock Candy Mountain, Black Hills, Thurston County, Washington, USA
01899170017272026681243.jpg
Mordenite, etc.

Rock Candy Mountain, Black Hills, Thurston County, Washington, USA
06303080017272026778753.jpg
Mordenite, etc.

Rock Candy Mountain, Black Hills, Thurston County, Washington, USA
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Mordenite
Formula:(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chabazite3
Stilbite Subgroup3
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mordenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rock Candy Mountain, Black Hills, Thurston County, Washington, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46455
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46455:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mordenite
38.9km (24.1 miles) ⓘSkookumchuck Dam, Bucoda, Thurston County, Washington, USA
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘClinton Knob, Ryderwood, Lewis County, Washington, USA
74.3km (46.1 miles) ⓘMossyrock Dam, Morton, Morton Mining District, Lewis County, Washington, USA
85.6km (53.2 miles) ⓘRiffe Lake, Kosmos, Lewis County, Washington, USA
92.4km (57.4 miles) ⓘAltoona-Pillar Rock Road roadcuts, Altoona, Wahkiakum County, Washington, USA
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Basalt quarry (Columbia River dikes), Altoona, Wahkiakum County, Washington, USA
97.5km (60.6 miles) ⓘ200 / 237 Road Quarry, Wolf Point, Cowlitz County, Washington, USA
99.1km (61.6 miles) ⓘBaird Creek Quarry, Wolf Point, Cowlitz County, Washington, USA
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