| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Microcline |
| Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Comments: | Occurs in pegmatites and in ore adjacent to pegmatite intrusives, often as crystals. |
| Colour: | Whitish, green, dark green, blackish-green |
| Luminescent properties: | Blue-gray to bluish (SW) |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Albite
Andradite
Calcite
Genthelvite
Nelenite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 7 |
| Rhodonite | 6 |
| Andradite | 6 |
| Augite | 3 |
| Gahnite | 3 |
| Franklinite | 3 |
| Willemite | 3 |
| Hendricksite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Microcline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 37120 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:37120:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Microcline |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘDouble Rock pegmatite, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘTaylor Road dumps, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 0.6km (0.4 miles) | ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.0km (1.8 miles) | ⓘFranklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 4.1km (2.5 miles) | ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 4.3km (2.7 miles) | ⓘFill Quarry, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| References |
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Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA