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Microcline from
Crystal Park area, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA


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Microcline

Crystal Park area, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Microcline

Crystal Park area, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
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Microcline

Crystal Park area, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Phenakite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crystal Park area, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:374195
Long-form Identifier:1:3:374195:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘCameron Cone, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘSentinel rock (Specimen rock), Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘSpecimen Rock, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘStove Mountain (Cookstove Mountain), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘMount Rosa, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘEureka Tunnel (1-15 pegmatite), St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘEureka Shaft, St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘSt Peters Dome Pegmatite Prospect, St Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘSt Peters Dome, Cheyenne Mining District (St. Peters Dome Mining District), El Paso County, Colorado, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘPikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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