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Adularia from
Chair Peak Lake, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA


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Adularia, etc.

Chair Peak Lake, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Adularia, etc.

Chair Peak Lake, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Adularia, etc.

Chair Peak Lake, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
04699110017840041104326.jpg
Adularia, etc.

Chair Peak Lake, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Adularia, etc.

Chair Peak Lake, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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Adularia, etc.

Chair Peak Lake, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
Locality type:Skarn
Classification
Species:K Feldspar var: Adularia
Formula:KAlSi3O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Garnet Group2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Adularia data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chair Peak Lake, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1972809
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1972809:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Adularia
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘDenny Gulch, Denny Mountain, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘPorter Claim, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘPuffball claim, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘHardscrabble Creek, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
13.3km (8.2 miles) ⓘMarten Creek Pegmatite, Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘCrater Lake, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘMount Si, Snoqualmie Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
57.4km (35.6 miles) ⓘMackinaw Mine, Monte Cristo Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘCarbon River (Upthascap River), Pierce County, Washington, USA
86.8km (53.9 miles) ⓘCannon Mine, Wenatchee Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
References
Aidan Cerenzie CollectionIdentified by Aidan Cerenzie: Visual Identification
 
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