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Orthoclase from
El Molino Mine (El Molino pegmatite; MS 5391), Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view El Molino Mine (El Molino pegmatite; MS 5391), Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:477058
Long-form Identifier:1:3:477058:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘHiriart Mine (MS 5391), Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘWhite Queen Mine, Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘKaterina Mine, Vanderberg-Katerina pegmatites, Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘPala Douglass Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘUpper Salmons View prospect, Pala Chief Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘLower Salmons View prospect, Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘStewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘTourmaline Queen Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘTourmaline King Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘMack Mine (John Mac mine; Mac mine; San Luis Rey claim), Rincon Mountain, Rincon, Rincon Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
illus., maps.
Weber, F. Harold Jr. (1963) Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. County Report 3. California Division of Mines and Geology p.102
 
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