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Orthoclase from
Ridgeway Mine, Cadia Valley operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ridgeway Mine, Cadia Valley operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1014834
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1014834:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘCadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘCadia East underground mine, Cadia Valley operations (Cadia-Ridgeway Cu-Au deposit), Cadia, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘByrnes Creek Prospect (Ryan Prospect; Area 12), Trunkey Creek, Georgiana County, New South Wales, Australia
References
Wilson, Alan J.; Cooke, David R.; Harper, Benjamin L. (2003) The Ridgeway Gold-Copper Deposit: A High-Grade Alkalic Porphyry Deposit in the Lachlan Fold Belt, New South Wales, Australia. Economic Geology, 98 (8). 1637-1666 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.98.8.1637
 
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