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Orthoclase from
Madonna d'Ongero, Carona, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland


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Orthoclase, etc.

Madonna d'Ongero, Carona, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
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Orthoclase

Madonna d'Ongero, Carona, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
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Orthoclase, etc.

Madonna d'Ongero, Carona, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
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Orthoclase

Madonna d'Ongero, Carona, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
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Orthoclase, etc.

Madonna d'Ongero, Carona, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
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Orthoclase

Madonna d'Ongero, Carona, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Bertrandite1
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Madonna d'Ongero, Carona, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:549308
Long-form Identifier:1:3:549308:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘPuricelli Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘDel Prete Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘLaghetto Quarry, Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘSubalpina Quarry (Mantegazza Quarry; Gebel Quarry; Bianchi Quarry), Cavagnano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘBonomi Quarry, Cuasso al Piano, Cuasso al Monte, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
34.4km (21.3 miles) ⓘSeula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘLocatelli quarry, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘCirla Quarry (Monte Camoscio Quarry; Camoscio Quarry), Feriolo, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘMont'Orfano (Montorfano), Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘMalpensata pegmatitic dyke (Olgiasca-Malpensata; Croce Quarry; Secondi dyke), Piona Peninsula, Colico, Lecco Province, Lombardy, Italy
References
Stalder, Hans Anton; Wagner, Albert; Graeser, Stefan; Stuker, Peter (1998) Mineralienlexikon der Schweiz. Wepf Verlag. 579pp.p.292
 
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