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K Feldspar from
Riegel Feldspar prospect, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:'K Feldspar' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view K Feldspar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Riegel Feldspar prospect, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:372473
Long-form Identifier:1:3:372473:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of K Feldspar
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘOld Glory claim (Last Chance prospect; Last Chance Spar-Mica Dyke prospect), Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCoffey Pot Claims, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCombination Prospect (Allard Beryllium Prospect), Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘRoyal Bo (Riegal), Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘGlenn Lamberg Feldspar Deposit, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘStockton Mine (Gertrude Vein), Cleora Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘGypse Queen Mine, Cleora Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘRuby Mountain, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘNorthern View (Rose of Sharon), Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘSchaaf prospect, Cotopaxi Pegmatite area, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
Hanley, J.B., Heinrich, E.W., Page, L.R. (1950) Pegmatite investigations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, 1942-1944. Professional Paper 227. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp227
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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