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Orthoclase from
Victor claims, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Victor claims, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:420201
Long-form Identifier:1:3:420201:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
16.2km (10.0 miles) ⓘTucson Mica property, Black Mountain, Black Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘSaginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
58.5km (36.3 miles) ⓘChristmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
59.6km (37.1 miles) ⓘChilds-Adwinkle Mine (Childs and Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
84.4km (52.4 miles) ⓘEsperanza Mine [new], Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
88.0km (54.7 miles) ⓘCastle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
88.2km (54.8 miles) ⓘLive Oak pit, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘHelvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘHeavy Weight Mine, Heavy Weight Hill, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10039960, MRDS ID #M051171.
 
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