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Mordenite from
Short Beach, Oceanside, Tillamook County, Oregon, USA


Locality type:Beach
Classification
Species:Mordenite
Formula:(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Clinoptilolite Subgroup13
Erionite Subgroup4
Pyrite3
Chabazite2
Calcite2
Phillipsite Subgroup1
Quartz1
- var Chalcedony1
Celadonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mordenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Short Beach, Oceanside, Tillamook County, Oregon, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:646145
Long-form Identifier:1:3:646145:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mordenite
1.2km (0.8 miles) Tunnel Beach, Oceanside, Tillamook County, Oregon, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) Cape Lookout Quarry, Netarts, Tillamook County, Oregon, USA
56.0km (34.8 miles) Mc Gregor Quarry, Highway 26, Clatsop County, Oregon, USA
89.3km (55.5 miles) Yaquina Head Quarry, Agate Beach, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA
91.4km (56.8 miles) Altoona-Pillar Rock Road roadcuts, Altoona, Wahkiakum County, Washington, USA
91.5km (56.9 miles) Unnamed Basalt quarry (Columbia River dikes), Altoona, Wahkiakum County, Washington, USA
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