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Cancrinite from
Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA


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Cancrinite, etc.

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Cancrinite

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Cancrinite, etc.

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Cancrinite, etc.

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Cancrinite

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Cancrinite, etc.

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Cancrinite, etc.

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Cancrinite

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
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Cancrinite, etc.

Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Cancrinite
Formula:(Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine4
Nepheline4
Albite2
Eudialyte1
Unnamed (Th-bearing silicate UK#1)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cancrinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Point of Rocks Quarry, Point of Rocks Mesa, Springer, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:87586
Long-form Identifier:1:3:87586:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
4th Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium (1985) New Mexico Geology 7:18-19
Anthony, John W., Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. - Eds. (2016) Handbook of Mineralogy. https://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/
 
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