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Orthoclase from
Brookman Brothers Boulder Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, 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 Brookman Brothers Boulder Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1023463
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1023463:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGreat Boulder Gold Mine (Phantom Lode; Great Boulder South; Great Boulder North; Great Boulder Extended), Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘLake View Consols Gold Mine (Lake View and Star), Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘWhite Feather Main Reefs Mine, Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘRed Hill Gold Mine (Gentle Polly), Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘRobinson Gold Mine, Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘTindals Gold Mine, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 3, pp 340, 1948
 
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