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Orthoclase from
Blaue Kuppe, Eschwege, Werra-Meißner, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany


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 Blaue Kuppe, Eschwege, Werra-Meißner, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:178194
Long-form Identifier:1:3:178194:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘManganese deposit, Ilfeld, Harztor, Nordhausen District, Thuringia, Germany
75.9km (47.2 miles) ⓘKönigskopf Quarry, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
79.9km (49.6 miles) ⓘMeyersgrund, Manebach, Ilmenau, Ilm District, Thuringia, Germany
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘKnaupsholz quarry, Elbingerode, Oberharz am Brocken, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
83.7km (52.0 miles) ⓘHuneberg Quarry, Harz (Landkreis Goslar), Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
85.8km (53.3 miles) ⓘGabbro Quarry, Radau valley, Bad Harzburg, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
86.5km (53.8 miles) ⓘGranite quarry, Kleiner Birkenkopf, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘSt Georg Mine (Goslar'sche Gleie), Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
88.1km (54.7 miles) ⓘChristine Mine, Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
88.2km (54.8 miles) ⓘSchwengskopf, Hasserode, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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