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Microcline from
Dalby, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden


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Microcline

Dalby, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden
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Microcline

Dalby, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden
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Microcline

Dalby, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Muscovite2
Schorl1
Almandine1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dalby, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:682023
Long-form Identifier:1:3:682023:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘZinkgruvan mine, Zinkgruvan, Askersund, Örebro County, Sweden
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘBlåberga, Hallsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘAgnsjön, Undenäs, Karlsborg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘSätra Mine, Doverstorp ore field, Finspång, Östergötland County, Sweden
70.4km (43.8 miles) ⓘDrömgruvan, Kolmården, Norrköping, Östergötland County, Sweden
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘLilla Älgsjö Quarry, Kolmården, Norrköping, Östergötland County, Sweden
73.0km (45.3 miles) ⓘStubbetorps Sarvgöl, Kolmården, Norrköping, Östergötland County, Sweden
77.5km (48.1 miles) ⓘÅsboberg Mine, Striberg ore field, Nora, Örebro County, Sweden
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘSkärhyttan, Rockesholm, Nora, Örebro County, Sweden
81.5km (50.6 miles) ⓘHulta Mines, Striberg ore field, Nora, Örebro County, Sweden
References
Lorin, Torbjörn, Strand, Urban, Steen, Tore, Porsemo, Lennart (2009) SAMLA™ 4.2 Svensk Mineral Databas för samlare [SAMLA™ 4.2 Swedish Mineral Database in Swedish].
 
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