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Orthoclase from
Elzing quarry, Hartmannsdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite2 photos of Orthoclase associated with Muscovite at this locality.
Schorl2 photos of Orthoclase associated with Schorl at this locality.
Albite1 photo of Orthoclase associated with Albite at this locality.
Smoky Quartz1 photo of Orthoclase associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elzing quarry, Hartmannsdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:231560
Long-form Identifier:1:3:231560:7
GUID (UUID V4):507c32ce-3c0d-42e5-83fc-a94928bfba02
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
2.6km (1.6 miles) Ratssteinbruch, Hartmannsdorf, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
6.5km (4.0 miles) Amerika Quarry, Penig, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
6.6km (4.1 miles) Topasloch, Penig, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
7.2km (4.5 miles) Wolkenburg, Pegmatite occurrences, Limbach-Oberfrohna, Zwickau District, Saxony, Germany
19.0km (11.8 miles) Struthwald quarries, Niederwiesa, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
28.0km (17.4 miles) Greifensteine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
30.2km (18.8 miles) Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
35.8km (22.3 miles) Vater Abraham Mine, Lauta, Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
37.1km (23.1 miles) Segen Gottes Erbstolln Mine (Segen Gottes Mine), Gersdorf, Striegistal, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany
41.0km (25.5 miles) Wolframite mine, Pechtelsgrün, Lengenfeld, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, Germany
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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Scbwarzwald Mts., in the Sailauf quarry, Spessart Mts., Bavaria. both Germany, and from the Rabejac deposit... = = = = = Acanthite, x 16 mm, Freiberg, Germany, H Abernathyite, 12 mm, Ririera/, France, H Abhurite...at the Himmelsftirst mine, Freiberg, both Saxony, Germany. In the subtropical areas acanthite may occur...the Sankt Christoph mine, near Breitenbrunn, Saxony, Germany, and many localities in the Alps, e.g. on Grossgreiner...89°59',Z =4. d: 12.8(10)-65(7)- hills, Baden, Germany. Most common occurrences in 4.4 6) - 43(6) - 257(6)
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MineralogicalRecord.com I IIMORIITE-(Y) EUROPE FRANCE Trimouns quarry, Luzenac, Ariege. Operated for talc since the beginning...beginning of the 20th century, the Trimouns quarry became well known to collectors around 1990 for the...1991). Simdeled, Aust-Agder. Early in 1999, in a quarry near S~ndeled, collectors opened a pocket containing...PORTUGAL Montijos quarry, Monte Redondo, Leiria Estremadura. The Montijos gabbro quarry at Monte Redondo...whereas in the typical ilmenite-bearing paragenesis orthoclase is less common, zeolites are absent, and brookite
 
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