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Microcline from
Porriño quarries, Porriño, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chamosite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Porriño quarries, Porriño, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:602987
Long-form Identifier:1:3:602987:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
4.1km (2.5 miles) Cillarga Quarry, Ponteareas, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
15.6km (9.7 miles) Eiras quarry, Gondomil e Safins, Valença do Minho, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
20.3km (12.6 miles) Taião quarry, Gandra e Taião, Valença do Minho, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
20.7km (12.8 miles) Mount Ermelo, Moaña, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
38.1km (23.6 miles) Monteiro Mine, Cabração e Moreira do Lima, Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
46.0km (28.6 miles) Pedra da Moura Mine, Touvedo (São Lourenço e Salvador), Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
50.5km (31.4 miles) Unnamed mine, Vergaço, Cibões e Brufe, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
51.8km (32.2 miles) Monte do Amendal, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
56.9km (35.3 miles) Fontao mines, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
56.9km (35.4 miles) Covide quarry, Covide, Terras de Bouro, Braga, Portugal
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