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Microcline from
Beilke Quarry, Nine Mile Pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA


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Microcline

Beilke Quarry, Nine Mile Pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
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Microcline

Beilke Quarry, Nine Mile Pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
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Amazonite

Beilke Quarry, Nine Mile Pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
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Microcline, etc.

Beilke Quarry, Nine Mile Pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
06729460017364196263825.jpg
Microcline

Beilke Quarry, Nine Mile Pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
00450040017272018232220.jpg
Microcline

Beilke Quarry, Nine Mile Pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
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Amazonite

Beilke Quarry, Nine Mile Pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
08208360017272018258927.jpg
Microcline, etc.

Beilke Quarry, Nine Mile Pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
06729460017364196263825.jpg
Microcline

Beilke Quarry, Nine Mile Pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
00450040017272018232220.jpg
Microcline

Beilke Quarry, Nine Mile Pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
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Amazonite

Beilke Quarry, Nine Mile Pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
08208360017272018258927.jpg
Microcline, etc.

Beilke Quarry, Nine Mile Pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz7
- var Smoky Quartz4
Albite4
Rutile3
- var Ilmenorutile3
Phenakite3
Siderite2
Goethite2
Romanèchite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Beilke Quarry, Nine Mile Pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49164
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49164:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘAspirus Quarry, Wausau pluton, Wausau Intrusive Complex, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘSchill Quarry, Vesper, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘHaske Quarry, Cary Mound area quarries, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘCary Mound area quarries, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘKeller Lake pegmatite, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, USA
References
Rocks & Min.:56:249.
Buchholz, Thomas (1999) Minerals of a Wausau Pegmatite, Marathon County, Wisconsin. Rocks & Minerals, 74 (4) 254-258 doi:10.1080/00357529909602548
 
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