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Adularia from
Katherine Mine (Catherine Mine), Union Pass Mining District (Katherine Mining District), Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:K Feldspar var: Adularia
Formula:KAlSi3O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Adularia data
Locality Data:Click here to view Katherine Mine (Catherine Mine), Union Pass Mining District (Katherine Mining District), Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:187206
Long-form Identifier:1:3:187206:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Adularia
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘGolden Star group, San Francisco Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘNew Chance property (New Chance prospect), Union Pass Mining District (Katherine Mining District), Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘMoss Mine, Gold Road Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘHardy Mine (Miller Mine), Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
27.1km (16.9 miles) ⓘUnited Eastern Mine (Tom Reed Extension Mine), Tom Reed vein, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘGold Dust Mine (Victor-Virgin Mine), Gold Dust vein (Victor-Virgin vein), Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘBlack Eagle Mine (American Mine), Black Eagle ore shoot, Tom Reed vein, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘSearchlight Deposit, Searchlight Mining District, Clark County, Nevada, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘMocking Bird Mine [2], Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘCastle Mountain Mine (Castle Mountain project), Hart, Hart District (Castle Mountain District), Castle Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 137: 103-104.
Galbraith, F.W. & Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 88.
 
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