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Sanidine from
Ruby Mountain, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Sanidine
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Spessartine1
Quartz1
Rhyolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sanidine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ruby Mountain, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:34275
Long-form Identifier:1:3:34275:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sanidine
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘAlderman deposit, Browns Canyon Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
26.3km (16.4 miles) ⓘPoncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘItalian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
71.0km (44.1 miles) ⓘChalk Mountain, Summit County, Colorado, USA
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘChalk Mountain Occurrence, Alicante, Lake County, Colorado, USA
89.4km (55.6 miles) ⓘPikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
92.3km (57.4 miles) ⓘKnickerbocker Hill, Rosita Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
96.9km (60.2 miles) ⓘCameron Cone, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
97.7km (60.7 miles) ⓘHarris Park, Park County, Colorado, USA
References
USGS Bull 1716C
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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