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Mordenite from
Pedernal Road cuts, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Mordenite
Formula:(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mordenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pedernal Road cuts, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:106089
Long-form Identifier:1:3:106089:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Mordenite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘBajo Chacones de Puriscal, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘPozos de Puriscal, Santiago District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘQuebrada Grande de Desamparaditos de Puriscal, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘGuaitil, Guaitil District, Acosta Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘLa Cruz, Guaitil District, Acosta Canton, San José Province, Costa Rica
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘLa Garita Bridge Quarry, Atenas District, Atenas Canton, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘPoás Volcano, Sarchí Canton, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
References
Micro Probe Volume VII Number 7 Spring 1993
Zeledón, L.A. (2004) Zeolitas del Valle Central de Costa Rica y sus alrededores. Revista Geológica de América Central, 31: 67-80 [in Spanish].
 
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