Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
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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K Feldspar from
Buckthorn Mine (Buckthorn deposit; Flynt Silica and Spar Company; Kennedy Minerals Company), In-Ko-Pah Mts (In-Ko-Pah Range), San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'K Feldspar' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Mined commercially.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view K Feldspar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buckthorn Mine (Buckthorn deposit; Flynt Silica and Spar Company; Kennedy Minerals Company), In-Ko-Pah Mts (In-Ko-Pah Range), San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:650902
Long-form Identifier:1:3:650902:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of K Feldspar
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘWard and Williams deposit, McCain Valley, Boulevard, San Diego County, California, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Silica claim - 5, Campo, San Diego County, California, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘPacific Mine (Arthur Clay Star Number 1; Standard Sanitary; Pacific Mine Campo; Pacific Sanitary Porcelain Company; Stell; Pacific Feldspar claim), Hauser Canyon, Campo, San Diego County, California, USA
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘSnow White Mine, Carrizo Mountain, Coyote Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
44.8km (27.9 miles) ⓘHoover Mine (Hoover deposit; Hoover Lakeside Mine; Tunner Mine), Lakeside, San Diego County, California, USA
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘLookout Mine (Hercules group; Lookout prospect; Upper Hercules mine), Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
63.2km (39.3 miles) ⓘHimalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
64.8km (40.3 miles) ⓘBour Mine (Bour deposit; Molybdenum Syndicate claim; Purdy and Judson Ranches), Ramona area, Ramona, San Diego County, California, USA
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘCarmelita Mine (Big Spring mine; Blue Gem claim; Crest Gem mine; Elinor deposit; Elinor mine; Estudillo mine; French Pete mine; MS 6130; Peter Cabat mine), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘOlivia Mine, Rosa de Castilla, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico
References
Weber, F. Harold Jr. (1963) Geology and mineral resources of San Diego County, California. County Report 3. California Division of Mines and Geology pp.73-75
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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