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Orthoclase from
Mount Guyot (Mount Gugot), Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mountain
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 Mount Guyot (Mount Gugot), Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:490390
Long-form Identifier:1:3:490390:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mountain, Summit County, Colorado, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘClimax Mine, Climax, Climax Mining District, Lake County, Colorado, USA
23.7km (14.8 miles) ⓘFremont Pass, Lake County, Colorado, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘOrthoclase occurrence, Lake County, Colorado, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘMosquito Pass, Lake County, Colorado, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘChalk Mountain, Lake County, Colorado, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘGeorgetown-Silver Plume Mining District (Griffith Mining District; Silver Plume Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘBreece Iron Mine, Breece Hill, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘAdelaide Mine, Iron Hill, Lake County, Colorado, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘFlorence Mine, Printer Boy Hill, Leadville, Lake 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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