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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Orthoclase from
Camp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Camp Bird Mine, Imogene Basin, Sneffels Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:54999
Long-form Identifier:1:3:54999:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘGreat Western Mine, Gold Hill, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘThe Blowout Occurrence, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘAmerican Nettie Mine, Gold Hill, Ouray Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘSilver Creek Molybdenum deposit, Silver Creek, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘThorium Prospects (MRDS - 10094687), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘGoose Creek, Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘHuntsman Gulch, White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘIron Hill deposit, White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘThorium Prospect (MRDS - 10094684), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
69.9km (43.4 miles) ⓘCreede Formation, Creede Mining District, Mineral County, Colorado, USA
References
Rocks & Min.:62:9
Rocks & Min.:64:140-141
Rocks & Min.:65:114-149
King, Vandall T., Robinson, George W. (1989) What's New in Minerals? - Sixteenth Annual Rochester Academy of Science Mineralogical Symposium. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (5) 387-399
 
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