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Orthoclase from
Hartshorn Quarry, Short Hills, Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Quarry
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 Hartshorn Quarry, Short Hills, Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:80156
Long-form Identifier:1:3:80156:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘFeltville Copper mine, Glenside Park (Feltville), Watchung Reservation, Union County, New Jersey, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘMorristown occurrences, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
19.4km (12.0 miles) ⓘMontville serpentine deposit, Montville Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘLaurel Hill, Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘTorne Quarry, Powerville, Boonton Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘSwede's Mine (Sweed's Mine), Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘNew York - West Shore & Buffalo RR tunnel, Weehawken, Bergen Hill, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘWoodcliff, North Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘAllen Mine, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘMt Pleasant, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
References
Manchester, James G. (1931) The Minerals of New York City and its Environs. Bulletin of the New York Mineralogical Club Vol. 3 (1). New York Mineralogical Clubp.91
 
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