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Orthoclase from
Iron Creek deposit (Little No Name), Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Iron Creek deposit (Little No Name), Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1597656
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1597656:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘTwilight Claim (Sawlog group), Sawlog Gulch, North Fork - Shoup Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘThompson Creek Mine (Tungsten Jim Mine; Salmon River Scheelite Mine), Challis, Bay Horse Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
75.7km (47.1 miles) ⓘLamb Prospect, Yankee Fork Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘYellow Pine Mine, Yellow Pine Mining District, Valley County, Idaho, USA
98.5km (61.2 miles) ⓘBright Star Mine (Brindle Pup Group), Copper Creek, Stanley Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
References
Zaronikola, Nina, Holley, Elizabeth A., Mathur, Ryan, Pace, Dan (2023) Copper Isotopes and Constraints on the Ore Genesis Process of Cu-Co Ore Deposits at the Idaho Cobalt Belt, USA. Minerals, 13 (11) doi:10.3390/min13111355
 
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