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Orthoclase from
Iron Hill deposit, White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Iron Hill deposit, White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:139703
Long-form Identifier:1:3:139703:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘHuntsman Gulch, White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘThorium Prospects (MRDS - 10094687), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘThorium Prospect (MRDS - 10094684), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘWhitney Prospect, Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘThorium Prospect (MRDS - 10014445), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘSunset Claims, Vulcan Mining District (Cebolla Mining District; Domingo Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘGoose Creek, Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘCreede Formation, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
58.8km (36.6 miles) ⓘAmerican Nettie Mine, Gold Hill, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘThe Blowout Occurrence, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
References
Larsen, E.S. (1942) Alkalic rocks of Iron Hill, Gunnison County, Colorado. Shorter contributions to general geology, 1941-42. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 197-A.
 
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