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

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

Mordenite

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

Mordenite

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

Mordenite

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

Mordenite, etc.

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

Mordenite

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

Mordenite, etc.

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

Mordenite

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

Mordenite

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

Mordenite

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

Classification
Locality type:	Mine
Species:	Mordenite
Formula:	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆ · 28H₂O
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Maxwellite	2
Hematite	1
Sanidine	1
Pseudobrookite	1
Tridymite	1
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Mordenite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Mining District, Catron County, New Mexico, USA
Photo Gallery	View Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	131993
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:131993:4
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Mordenite

73.1km (45.4 miles)	ⓘ Rex mine (Rex and Smuggler mine), Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
87.3km (54.3 miles)	ⓘ Buckhorn area, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
92.0km (57.2 miles)	ⓘ San Marcial Quarry, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
References
*(1989) Letters. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (5) 403-404*

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

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