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Perthite from
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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Feldspar Group var: Perthite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Perthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:790248
Long-form Identifier:1:3:790248:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Perthite
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘRoyal Mine (Lithium Queen claim; Pandora deposit; Royal deposit; Thursday claim), Rodriguez Canyon, Banner Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘLittle Three Mine, Little Three Mine area, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) ⓘLookout Mine (Hercules group; Lookout prospect; Upper Hercules mine), Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
65.4km (40.7 miles) ⓘCota Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
65.6km (40.7 miles) ⓘRose Quartz Mine (Patton lode; Patten lode; Powers group; Crystal Quartz; White Quartz; Sante Fe Gem), Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘTrask Mine, San Diego Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘHimalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘPayne Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘGreen Ledge Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
67.2km (41.7 miles) ⓘEsmeralda Mine, Mesa Grande, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Foote, Royal S. (1951) The geology of the Houser Canyon pegmatite with an x-ray analysis of manazite. Master's thesis, California Institute of Technology.
 
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