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Orthoclase from
West Point, Orange County, 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 West Point, Orange County, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:81566
Long-form Identifier:1:3:81566:0
GUID (UUID V4):18dde5f2-90fc-44db-b15e-7878aa130159
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
4.8km (3.0 miles) Bog Meadow Pond, Town of Highlands, Orange County, New York, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) Philips Mine (Philips Pyrite Mine; Anthony's Nose Pyrrhotite Mine), Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) Bear Mountain, Bear Mountain State Park, Orange County, New York, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) Stony Point (Woodbury), Rockland County, New York, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) Shaft 7, Delaware Aqueduct, Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) Greenwood mine (Patterson mine), Town of Tuxedo, Orange County, New York, USA
22.0km (13.6 miles) Clove Mine (Wilks Mine), Village of Monroe, Town of Monroe, Orange County, New York, USA
25.0km (15.6 miles) Clover Hill Mine, Croton Falls, Somers Township, Westchester County, New York, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) Ossining (Sing Sing), Westchester County, New York, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) Scott Mine, Southfields, Town of Tuxedo, Orange County, New York, USA
References
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Report (issue)
monthly by the New University of the State of BULLETIN York OCTOBER 298 New York FREDERICK Museum...Director Bulletin 70 MINERALOGY 3 LIST OF* NEW YORK MINERAL LOCALITIES BY H. \YHITLOCK P. C....STATE OF NEW YORK 1903 M125m-Je3-2000 PriCC 2O CCntS University of the State of With years New rk York...York of election 1892 WILLIAM CROSWELL DOANE D.D. LL.D. 1878 WHITELAW REiD^M.A. LL.D. CHAUNCEY M...TURNER LL.D. 1890 1890 1893 1895 1895 New York New York Rochester - - Utica Lowville MCKELWAY
Book
MtN€RfllS of New Vork Stole David €. Jensen Includes 16 pages of minerals in full color jgS0% MIN6RRLS... MIN6RRLS of New Vork State David E. Jensen up WARD PRESS Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Inc...Inc. Rochester, New York • Monterey, California Copyright 1978 by David E. Jensen All rights reserved...mining distri* Adirondack Mou somed into a lifet New York State. While obtainu University of Roc Science...Kay Preface This report on the Minerals of New York State is partially a sum­ mary of published knowledge
Report (issue)
var. Amethyst (purple), West Paterson. N. J. 5—Garnet, var. Spessartite (orange-red), Haven Avenue nnd...Street, Manhattan Island. 7—Datolitc (pale green), West Paterson* N J 8— Quartz, var. Smoky (brown), Broadway... BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK MINER.ALOGICAL CLUB Volume 3, No. 1. THE MINERALS of NEW YORK CITY and ITS ENVIRONS...ENVIRONS BY JAMES G. MANCHESTER NEW YORK PUBLISHED BY THE CLUB January, 1931 Copyright, 3931 BY ... James G. Manchester AFFERTON PRESS NEW YORK I AUTHOR’S NOTE Since his boyhood days the author has
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T TLIBRAr 3 1223 90016 3958 of New York State David E. Jensen .. . , ,,, Includes 16 pages of...Lake in New York's Finger Lakes district. After attending Penn Yan Academy in nearby Penn Yan, New York...blossomed into a lifetime interest in the minerals of New York State. While obtaining his M.S. in geology at...the outline of New York State is LABRADORJTE from the Saranac Lake area. of New York State David E....Natural Science Establishment, Inc . • Rochester, New York • Monterey, California Copyright 1978 by David
Report (issue)
seventy-five mineral .speeies. early time California was a new and largely unexplored field, and only a few scattered...Non-opaque IMinerals has been used for the optical data. New" minerals and important localities for known minerals...octahedral cleavage. Brittle. Yellow and colorless Red, orange, green, blue, brown and black are rarer crystals...observed in the gold gravels at Cherokee, Butte County, and this locality, became the most noted one in...short articles on California diamonds. A Amador County: few small stones have been picked up near the
Report (issue)
INTRODUCTION The and 1866. few scattered localities new and quently the The second list ^Mining' State... and the chemical analysis these two lines of New varieties. given, to The show what has been done...a short article on California diamonds. Amador County: A few small stones have been picked up near the...the towns of Volcano, Oleta and Fiddletown. Butte County: In 1853 it was observed that diamonds occurred..."Wliite Rock canyon and at Smith's Flat. Fresno County Small diamonds are reported to have been found
Report (volume)
Director Bulletin 738 THE COMMERCIAL GRANITES OF NEW ENGLAND BY T. NELSON DALE WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...expansion____^_________________ Geographic distribution of New England granite quarries____ Descriptions of the...___ Groton____________________________ Oriinge County __________________________ Topsham___________________________..._ Randolph ___________________________ Orleans County- _______________________ Derby Barton _ _________...granite and finished product Continued. Washington County _____________________ 121 Barre and Williamstown________________
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Qi/asUd AeuAd. an Mineral Õccasitenceá. Items on new finds are desired. Please send them in. Abbreviations:...the Governor Mine (old New York Mine), a gold mine in the Mint Canyon area, West San Gabriel Mts., Los...Pacific R. R. "One of the largest producers in the county, it has yielded over 2 million dollars worth of..."Locally, Kessler said, remains have been found west of Soda Point in the "saddle trail" that leads to the top...did not know, it is located near Clinton, Kent County, Delaware, about 40 miles south of Wilmington and
Book (edition)
MINERAL LOCALITIES OF CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK * «-• r ** K* ysf^ :' •'’S >- n !* ‘Vi ,...Everett Januzzi CONNECTICUT MINERALS ON PARADE NEW YORK STATE MINERALS ON PARADE Recommended for Children...W*T H COlO* * • TfXT COMF11 MINERALS ON PARADE A New Series of Teaching Filmstrips in Full Color. A Valuable...Localities in Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York State...........................................from the Principal Localities in the Middlesex County Region in Connecticut Unclassified Material Page
Report (volume)
...... 51 Baltimore County .................................... 51 Howard County............................. Chesterfield County (south of James River)................ Henrico County (north of James River)......................................... Fairfax County area ............................................Edward counties..................... Charlotte County.................................................. Lunenburg County ............................................... Prince William. County............
Report (volume)
...................... 1. Rocks from Aroostook County..... ^..................'........... 2. Miscellaneous...rocks............................................. New Hampshire....................................................................................... New York.................................................rocks............................................. New Jersey.............................................1. Elliott County dike............................................... 2. Crittenden County dike......
Journal (issue)
Prince William County at the Cedar Run mine about 200 yards from the Fauquier County line. The barite...Lynchburg and southeast of Evington in Campbell County, was worked from 1874 until 1903, when it was closed...deposits of Paleozoic limestone near Marion in Smyth County from about 1877 until 1885. Some mining was done...Ramsey, Berger, and Bennett mines in Pittsylvania County were the largest producers of barite in Virginia...produce cement. Riverton Corporation in Warren County produces masonry cement at their plant at Riverton
Report (volume)
...... New Hampshire........................................................... 190 201 New Jersey............ New Mexico............................................................. New York. .......................................................... West Virginia..........................................F. C. Schrader: Besides giving several thousand new localities of mineral deposits and adding more than...vanadium minerals in the high plateau region of the West. The present bulletin, like the earlier work, gives
Book (edition)
ENLARGED. ILLUSTRA TED BY NUMEROUS WOOD-CUTS. NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY 1887. & SONS. EARTH' SCIENCES...work (1878) is as follows: new throughout. In the it has undergone, new illustrations have been introduced...of minerals, and in the introduction of the many new species announced during the past eight The chapter...The work is greatly enlarged, and supplied with new illustrations. indebted, for facts about ores and...localities in Ontario and Quebec. JAMES D. DANA. NEW HAVEN, Dec. 15, 1886. TABLE OF CONTENTS. MINERALOGY
Report (issue)
Melanterite Meteorites Mica Muscovite Opal Onyx Orthoclase, Plagioclase Pyrite Pyrolusite Pyroxene Quartz...each applying a different and somewhat specialized point of view. Crystallography is the study of crystal...are later altered to, or completely replaced by, a new mineral. Some minerals are formed in one place and...finite and that even modern technology cannot create new mineral resources. Paleomagnetism, the study of...state by streams draining mountainous areas to the west and by glaciers moving from the north and east.
Report (volume)
quarries and their product Continued. Litchfiekl County Continued. Page. Warren _______________________...Comstock prospect ____________ ____ 76 Middlesex County-_ _______ 70 Middietowu_______________1___________...__ 76 Ben venue quarries____________ _ 76 New Haven County - __________ 78 Ansouia _______________________..._____ Holhrook quarry_________________________ New London County____________________________ Groton..._____ Masons Island quarry_____________________ New Anguiila quarry_______________________ Murray quarry
Report (issue)
FRONTISPIECE PLATE I STONE MOUNTAIN, DEKALB COUNTY, GEOHGIA, I6 MILES NORTHEA T O F ATLANTA , 0 TilE...Maine . . . Muy~nd Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey . • New York . . North Carolina Pennsylvania...Heard County . . . . . . . 65-68 The Flat Rock Quarry . 66 The Wynn Quarry . . . . 6S Troup County . .... • 69-70 The Mountville Quarry • 70 Meriwether County . . . • • 70-SJ Granite • o • • • • • • • • JI...Gneiss . 8I The T. B. Tigner Quarry • . 82 Coweta County • . . . • • . 83-96 Granite . . . . . . . . • S3-9I
Book (edition)
as the leaching and weathering action of water on new rock layers exposed by mountain building has produced...you use the maps in this book, you mark on them new discoveries. Warning: Collect rocks and minerals...Apatite 8 Topaz 10 Diamorid 3 Calcite 6 Feldspar (Orthoclase) There are four common objects, available anywhere...mineral against each choice and then move on to the new number your choice leads to. Thus, if you have a...scratched by quartz (hardness 7.1+)... 73 RUTILE (red-orange, brown) MICA wagal (soft, pearly luster, other
Report (issue)
WHITEPINE AREA, TOMICHI MINING DISTRICT, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO by Charles S. Robinson This report Is.............................. 216 Victor W«at Point ........................... 220 SELECTED BIBLIOGHAPHY...end of the Sawatch Range in southeastern Gunnison County, Colorado. The most productive part of the Tomichi...mining district in the Sawatch Bange in Gunnison County* Colorado. The Tomichi mining district has no...A gravel road Irom Whitepine* maintained by the County, goes south lor about seven miles where it joins
Journal (volume)
Geology of Palm Springs-Blythe Strip, Riverside County, California, by William J. Miller Geology of Parts...Parts of tbe Barstow Quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California, by William J. Miller 9 11 73 Geology...Geology of the Needles-Goffs Region, San Bernardino County, California, by William J. Miller 113 SPECIAL...Governor Earl Warren. General Hannum graduated from West Point in 1902, served on the staff of General John...geology. (7) REPORT XL OF STATE MINERALOGIST 8 New [Chap. 1 Publications Since last noted, the following
Report (volume)
rocks Maine 1. Rocks from Aroostook 'County 2. Miscellaneous rocks5 v New Hampshire 5 Vermont 1. Rocks of...rocks Connecticut New York 5 1. Rocks of the Adirondack region 2. Miscellaneous rocks New Jersey Pennsylvania...Carolina Georgia Kentucky 1.. Elliott County dike 2. Crittenden County dike Tennessee Missouri Arkansas Oklahoma...Crystal Falls district, Michigan 5 3. Keweenaw Point, Michigan 4. Menominee River Sturgeon Falls gabbro...region-Continued.5 5. Penokee-Gogebic region 6. Pigeon Point, Minnesota 5 7. Mesabi district, Minnesota 8. Miscellaneous
Report (issue)
COVER PHOTO : Gold nugget from Dukes Creek, White County, weight 5 oz., 12 dwt., approx. 2x. BACK COVER...approx. 1.5x. Lower left - Goethite from Pulaski County, approx. lx. Right - Magnetite crystal face showing...Green Lt. Blue Dk. Green Dk. Blue Olive Yellow Dk. Orange Brown Black Valley & Ridge mapping and structural...been selected at random, and will be augmented as new subjects are published. MINERALS OF GEORGIA: THEIR.................. · · · .. · · .. · ..... -158 Orthoclase ....................................... · . ·
Book (volume)
rectangular Great Plains state rises 4,460’ east to west, from 840’ to 5,300’, yet so imperceptibly. The...sandhills fan out across the west and northwest counties, while the farthest west reaches rise to the high...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
 
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