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Orthoclase from
Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Comments:Occurs in pipes up to 175 feet (54 meters) in diameter in granite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hematite1 photo of Orthoclase associated with Hematite at this locality.
Quartzβ“˜1 photo of Orthoclase associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:217783
Long-form Identifier:1:3:217783:0
GUID (UUID V4):96df1ad4-8061-46f5-980e-97336cc56d6a
References
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 88.
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Gomez, Ernest (1979) Geology of the south-central part of the New River Mesa Quadrangle, Cave Creek area, Maricopa County, Arizona. Open-File Report Vol. 1979 (79-1312) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr791312
Report (issue)
THE NEW RIVER MESA QUADRANGLE, CAVE CREEK AREA, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA By Ernest Gomez Open-File Report...nomenclature ABSTRACT A small area north of Cave Creek, Arizona, contains key stratigraphic and structural...development of the mountain and desert regions of Arizona. The area contains elements of the two physiographic...occurred at the time of initial subsidence of the Verde basin, *>7.5 m.y. ago. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This...requirements for the Degree Master of Science, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. D. P. Elston of the Survey
Smith, Roscoe Maurice (1976) Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada. Open-File Report Vol. 1976 (76-56) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr7656
Report (issue)
INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA By Roscoe M. Smith Prepared in cooperation...Acknowledgment -Mining districts Commodities Production Descriptions of mining districts . Alder district-Aura district...district -Beaver district Black Mountain district Bootstrap district Burner district Burns Basin district--...-Carlin district Cave Creek district ----Charleston district_--Coal Mine district~ Contact district Cornucopia...Cornucopia district - -Corral Creek district - Decoy district Delano district Delker districtDivide district
 
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