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Microcline from
Conklin Quarry, Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA


Locality type:Quarry
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 Conklin Quarry, Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:657799
Long-form Identifier:1:3:657799:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘInterstate highway 295 & State Route 7 intersection, Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘInterstate 295 / US Route 6 road cuts, Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (Wrentham Quarry; Simeone Quarry), Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘCardi Quarry, Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
30.0km (18.7 miles) ⓘJackson Granite quarry, Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘRattlesnake Hill, Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (Bayer-Mingolla Quarry; Trimount Quarry), Ashland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘMount Hope, Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘBristol Ferry, Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘConstruction Materials Corp. quarry (Fish Road quarry), Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
References
Carr, Ralph L; Edwards, John O (1981) Selected Mineral Collecting Sites in Northeastern Rhode Island.
Carr, Ralph L., Edwards, John O. (1986) A Field Trip in Northeastern Rhode Island. Rocks & Minerals, 61 (5) 286-289 doi:10.1080/00357529.1986.11762728
 
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