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Orthoclase from
Mosquito Pass, Lake County, Colorado, USA


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Orthoclase

Mosquito Pass, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Orthoclase

Mosquito Pass, Lake County, Colorado, USA
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Orthoclase

Mosquito Pass, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Pass
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 Mosquito Pass, Lake County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:490386
Long-form Identifier:1:3:490386:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘChalk Mountain, Lake County, Colorado, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘBreece Iron Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘAdelaide Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘFlorence Mine, Printer Boy Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘOrthoclase occurrence, Lake County, Colorado, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘFremont Pass, Lake County, Colorado, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘEvans Gulch, Lake County, Colorado, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘClimax Mine, Climax, Climax Mining District, Lake County, Colorado, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mountain, Summit County, Colorado, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘMount Guyot (Mount Gugot), Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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