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K Feldspar from
Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'K Feldspar' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view K Feldspar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:993000
Long-form Identifier:1:3:993000:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of K Feldspar
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘChimney Creek Mine (Chimney Prospect), Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘRiley Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘRedhouse Barite Mine, Potosi Mining District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘKen Snyder Mine (Midas Mine), Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District), Elko County, Nevada, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘMidas Mine (Reco Mine; Big Chief group; King Midas claim; Dixie claim), Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District), Elko County, Nevada, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘJackson Mine (Big Chief group; King Midas claim; Dixie claim), Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District), Elko County, Nevada, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘEastern Star Mine (ASARCO Star claims), Gold Circle Mining District (Midas Mining District), Elko County, Nevada, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘLone Tree Mine, Buffalo Mountain Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
51.9km (32.3 miles) ⓘHollister deposit (Ivanhoe/USX; Butte; Velvet; Clementine), Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
54.8km (34.0 miles) ⓘCrown mine (Adelaine Crown mine), Gold Run Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
References
Groff, John A.; Heizler, Matthew T.; McIntosh, William C.; Norman, David I. (1997) 40Ar/39Ar dating and mineral paragenesis for Carlin-type gold deposits along the Getchell Trend, Nevada; evidence for Cretaceous and Tertiary gold mineralization. Economic Geology, 92 (5). 601-622 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.92.5.601
Castor, Stephen B.; Ferdock, Gregory C. (2004) Minerals of Nevada. Special Publication 31. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 512pp.
 
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