| Locality type: | Deposit |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Orthoclase |
| Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Comments: | Occurs in the linings of small spherical cavities in obsidian. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Cristobalite
Fayalite
Obsidian
Tridymite
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| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Orthoclase data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Little Lake Perlite deposits (Desert Materials Corp. deposit), Sugarloaf Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 637329 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:637329:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 5beebf10-bd8c-415c-8926-2b5f0d825c38 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase |
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| 1.7km (1.0 miles) | ⓘUnnamed lava flow [1], Sugarloaf Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA |
| 33.9km (21.0 miles) | ⓘDefiance Mine, Darwin Mine (Anaconda; Bernon Mine; Defiance Mine; Essex Mine; Independence Mine; Intermediate Mine; Rip Van Winkle Mine; Thompson Mine), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA |
| 34.6km (21.5 miles) | ⓘFernando Mine (St. Charles; Hayward; Darwin Silver project; Fernando and St Charles), Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA |
| 34.8km (21.7 miles) | ⓘDarwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA |
| 34.9km (21.7 miles) | ⓘSt. Charles Mine, Darwin, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA |
| 35.8km (22.3 miles) | ⓘWonder Mine, Ophir Mountain, Darwin Mining District, Darwin Hills, Inyo County, California, USA |
| 64.8km (40.3 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Hornblende occurrence [2], Little Dodd Spring, Ubehebe Mining District, Cottonwood Mountains, Panamint Mts (Panamint Range), Inyo County, California, USA |
| 85.0km (52.8 miles) | ⓘAquaduct Road area occurrence, Chuckwalla Mountain, Kern County, California, USA |
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