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K Feldspar from
Aurora Uranium Prospect, Opalite Mining District (McDermitt Mining District), Malheur County, Oregon, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:'K Feldspar' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view K Feldspar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aurora Uranium Prospect, Opalite Mining District (McDermitt Mining District), Malheur County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:720672
Long-form Identifier:1:3:720672:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of K Feldspar
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘMcDermitt Mine, Opalite Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘMoonlight Mine, Disaster Mining District, Montana Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘNational Mine (National vein), National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘThacker Pass deposit, McDermitt Caldera Center, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘBuckskin National mine, Buckskin Mountain, National Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
69.8km (43.3 miles) ⓘAshdown mine, Vicksburg Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
78.6km (48.9 miles) ⓘSleeper mine, Awakening Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘJumbo mine (Austin mine), Awakening Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘAlkali basin, Harney County, Oregon, USA
93.8km (58.3 miles) ⓘRome Zeolite Occurrence, Malheur County, Oregon, USA
References
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology NBMG Open-File Report 96-3 By Stephen B. Castor, Christopher D. Henry, Lisa A. Shevenell
 
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