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Microcline from
Golden Sunlight Mine, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golden Sunlight Mine, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:557007
Long-form Identifier:1:3:557007:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘMarcus Pruett's feldspar claim, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘRailroad Cut, Delmoe Lake Road occurrences, Pipestone Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘSpire Rock Flats, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
22.9km (14.3 miles) ⓘState Creek, Big Foot Mining District (State Creek Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘBald Mountain, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘBeehive #1 pegmatite, Goldflint Mountain, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘSappington deposit, Madison County, Montana, USA
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘPohndorf Mine, Toll Mountain, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘBattlestar Mine, Homestake Mining District, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘLittle Gem Mine, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
References
Spry, P. G., Foster, F., Truckle, J. S., Chadwick, T. H. (1997) The mineralogy of the Golden Sunlight gold-silver telluride deposit, Whitehall, Montana, U.S.A. Mineralogy and Petrology, 59 (3) 143-164 doi:10.1007/bf01161857
 
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