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Orthoclase from
Newberry Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mountain Range
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Spessartine2
Quartz2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Newberry Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:288384
Long-form Identifier:1:3:288384:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘLeland Mine (Mitchell Mine), Leland vein, Oatman, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘBrighter Days Mine, Lucky Boy Mine [2] (Samoa Mine), Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
59.0km (36.7 miles) ⓘKingman Feldspar Mine (Kingman Feldspar Quarry), Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
81.2km (50.4 miles) ⓘHualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘMountain Pass Mine, Mountain Pass, Mountain Pass District, Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino County, California, USA
94.5km (58.7 miles) ⓘCrystal Pass properties, Goodsprings Mining District, Spring Mountains, Clark County, Nevada, USA
References
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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