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Orthoclase from
Tucson Mica property, Black Mountain, Black Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Property
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 Tucson Mica property, Black Mountain, Black Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:856281
Long-form Identifier:1:3:856281:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
16.2km (10.0 miles) ⓘVictor claims, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘChristmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘChilds-Adwinkle Mine (Childs and Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘSaginaw Hill, Amole Mining District, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘCastle Dome Mine (Castle Dome deposit; Pinto Valley deposit), Castle Dome area (Castle Dome Mine area; Pinto Valley Mine area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘLive Oak pit, Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘCopper Cities Mine, Copper Cities Mine area, Sleeping Beauty Peak, Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
99.6km (61.9 miles) ⓘEsperanza Mine [new], Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Ken A. Phillips (1987) Arizona Industrial Minerals, Arizona Department of Mines and Mineral Resources Mineral Report #4: p 130
 
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