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Orthoclase from
Allen Granite & Construction Co. Quarry, Mount Olive, Morris County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Comments:Perthitic. Occurs in a medium- to coarse-grained gneissic granite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Allen Granite & Construction Co. Quarry, Mount Olive, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:70680
Long-form Identifier:1:3:70680:3
GUID (UUID V4):ecd0fcc4-1d31-41b8-b752-e2127bcf112b
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
4.5km (2.8 miles) BEMCO prospect (Charlotte Mine), Cranberry Lake, Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) North Jersey Stone Co. Quarry, Cranberry Lake, Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) Panther Hill Granite Co. Quarry, Whitehall, Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) Garrison farm explorations, Independence Township, Jenny Jump Mountain, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) Sulphur Hill Mine (Sulfur Hill Mine), Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) Longcore Mine (Longcove Mine), Clearwater, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) Mase Mountain, Tierneys Corner, Jefferson Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) Mt Pleasant, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) Allen Mine, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) Swede's Mine (Sweed's Mine), Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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