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Orthoclase from
Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:City
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 Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8317
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8317:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
54.6km (33.9 miles) ⓘSaint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
60.6km (37.7 miles) ⓘBurrito de Fierro Mine, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘBuenavista Mine (Buenavista del Cobre Mine), Cananea, Cananea Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘTexas Canyon area, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘStandard prospect, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘGunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
71.5km (44.4 miles) ⓘStella Blue Mine (Patagonia Mine), Mowry Hill, Mowry Wash, Mowry, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
73.0km (45.4 miles) ⓘBurro Pit, Johnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘRepublic Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
73.5km (45.6 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.
 
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