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Adularia from
Ruby Mountain, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:K Feldspar var: Adularia
Formula:KAlSi3O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Adularia data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ruby Mountain, Nathrop, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:490394
Long-form Identifier:1:3:490394:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Adularia
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘCocomongo Mine, Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
53.7km (33.4 miles) ⓘBrown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘChloride Mine (Chloride 1-4 claims), Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘItalian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘGlobe Hill, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘElkton Mine, Victor, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
80.3km (49.9 miles) ⓘAjax Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
80.4km (50.0 miles) ⓘJohn A. Logan Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
80.8km (50.2 miles) ⓘStrong Mine, Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
95.7km (59.4 miles) ⓘSnowmass Mountain, Snowmass Area, Pitkin 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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