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Microcline from
Pack Rat Mine, Tule Mountain (Mount Tule; Tulley Mountain), Jacumba, San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite6
- var Cleavelandite4
Beryl5
- var Aquamarine1
Quartz4
- var Smoky Quartz2
Hydroxylherderite3
Spessartine2
Muscovite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pack Rat Mine, Tule Mountain (Mount Tule; Tulley Mountain), Jacumba, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:347350
Long-form Identifier:1:3:347350:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘBeebe Hole Mine, Tule Mountain (Mount Tule; Tulley Mountain), Jacumba, San Diego County, California, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘMason Valley Gem claim, Mason Valley, Banner Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘRoyal Mine (Lithium Queen claim; Pandora deposit; Royal deposit; Thursday claim), Rodriguez Canyon, Banner Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘLyons Peak, Jamul, San Diego County, California, USA
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘLittle Three Mine, Little Three Mine area, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘHercules Mine (Beryl claim; Hercules claim; Hercules group; Hercules prospect), Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘLookout Mine (Hercules group; Lookout prospect; Upper Hercules mine), Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘApollo Lode claim, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘProspect Mine, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
74.5km (46.3 miles) ⓘOlivia Mine, Rosa de Castilla, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
References
Fisher, Jesse (2002) Gem and Rare-Element Pegmatites of Southern California. The Mineralogical Record, 33 (5) 363-407
 
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