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Microcline from
Construction Materials Corp. quarry (Fish Road quarry), Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Construction Materials Corp. quarry (Fish Road quarry), Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37203
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37203:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
6.1km (3.8 miles) Bristol Ferry, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) Mount Hope, Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) Paradise quarry, Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) Sullivan Quarries, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) Fort Point, Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) Bonnet Shores, Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
29.2km (18.2 miles) Watson Pier, Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
30.8km (19.2 miles) Cardi Quarry, Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) Tower Hill, Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) Mooresfield Granite quarry, South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
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