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Orthoclase from
Fort Washington Avenue & 171st Street, Washington Heights, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA


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 Fort Washington Avenue & 171st Street, Washington Heights, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:906996
Long-form Identifier:1:3:906996:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
1.9km (1.2 miles) Fort George (192nd Street & Audubon Avenue), Washington Heights, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) Woodcliff, North Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) New York - West Shore & Buffalo RR tunnel, Weehawken, Bergen Hill, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) Laurel Hill, Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) White Plains, Westchester County, New York, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) Ritch Quarry, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) Hartshorn Quarry, Short Hills, Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) Ossining (Sing Sing), Westchester County, New York, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) Montville serpentine deposit, Montville Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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