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Microcline from
Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA


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Amazonite

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Amazonite

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Amazonite

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Amazonite

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
09311940017271920813099.jpg
Amazonite

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
01409410017271920936344.jpg
Amazonite

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
03660380017362080789116.jpg
Amazonite

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
02449490017272012416450.jpg
Amazonite

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
09311940017271920813099.jpg
Amazonite

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Amazonite

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Amazonite

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Amazonite

Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz23
- var Smoky Quartz19
Goethite9
Microcline5
- var Amazonite5
Hematite3
Albite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:119842
Long-form Identifier:1:3:119842:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Microcline in this Region
Goethite Hill, Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Pikes Peak batholith miarolitic cavities, Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Sentinel rock (Specimen rock), Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘGlen Cove, Pikes Peak batholith, Teller County, Colorado, USA
7.6km (4.8 miles) ⓘCameron Cone, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘCrystal Park area, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘSentinel rock (Specimen rock), Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘSpecimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘMount Rosa, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘStove Mountain (Cookstove Mountain), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘSt Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘEureka Tunnel (1-15 pegmatite), St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘEureka Shaft, St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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