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Microcline from
Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA


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Microcline

Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Amazonite, etc.

Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Microcline, etc.

Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Amazonite, etc.

Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Microcline

Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Amazonite, etc.

Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Microcline, etc.

Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
09508780017363812182668.jpg
Amazonite, etc.

Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
07173210017339763038594.jpg
Microcline

Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
05083600017272315914877.jpg
Amazonite, etc.

Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
05945480017271979578880.jpg
Microcline, etc.

Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
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Amazonite, etc.

Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Arfvedsonite18
Zircon6
Albite4
Riebeckite Root Name Group3
- var Crocidolite3
Glauconite1
Hematite1
Kaolinite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hurricane Mountain localities, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:29586
Long-form Identifier:1:3:29586:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBlack Cap, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘPeaked Mountain fluorite locality, North Conway, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘBartlett Mountain, Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘRedstone "Green Granite" quarry, Redstone, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘRedstone "Red Granite" quarry, Redstone, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘWhite Mountain Granite quarry, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘSwan's Falls locality, Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘMiddle Moat Mountain locality, Hale's Location, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘLovejoy Gravel pits, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘGovernment pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Rocks and Minerals, (1990) 65:286-296
 
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