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Orthoclase from
Garrison farm explorations, Independence Township, Jenny Jump Mountain, Warren County, New Jersey, USA


Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Garrison farm explorations, Independence Township, Jenny Jump Mountain, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:71931
Long-form Identifier:1:3:71931:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘAllen Granite & Construction Co. Quarry, Mount Olive, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘBEMCO prospect (Charlotte Mine), Cranberry Lake, Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘNorth Jersey Stone Co. Quarry, Cranberry Lake, Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘPanther Hill Granite Co. Quarry, Whitehall, Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘSulphur Hill Mine (Sulfur Hill Mine), Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘLongcore Mine (Longcove Mine), Clearwater, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘMase Mountain, Tierneys Corner, Jefferson Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘRagged Mountain feldspar deposit, Scotts Mountain, Harmony Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘMt Pleasant, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘAllen Mine, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
References
NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpt (1900):177
 
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