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Orthoclase from
Ivanhoe Mine (Commercial Tunnel and Shaft; Ivanhoe 1-8 claims; Commercial 1-6 claims), Squaw Gulch area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Comments:A prominent component of a red granitic country rock.
Colour:Reddish
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ivanhoe Mine (Commercial Tunnel and Shaft; Ivanhoe 1-8 claims; Commercial 1-6 claims), Squaw Gulch area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:269669
Long-form Identifier:1:3:269669:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘStella Blue Mine (Patagonia Mine), Mowry Hill, Mowry Wash, Mowry, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘOld Baldy prospects, Littleshot Camp, Madera Canyon, Old Baldy Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘFour Metals Mine, Red Hill, Providencia Canyon, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘSanto Nino Mine (Santo Niño Mine; North Santo Nino; North Santo Wind; Brooks; Santa Maria Mo Mine), Santo Niño Mine area, San Antonio Canyon, Duquesne-Washington Camp, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘArrastra Mine, Greaterville Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘHeavy Weight Mine, Heavy Weight Hill, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘHelvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘEsperanza Mine [new], Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘSaint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘSaginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, AZ, USGS Bull. 582: 217
 
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