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Microcline from
Priest Pass pegmatite, Boulder Batholith, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Priest Pass pegmatite, Boulder Batholith, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1900125
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1900125:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘState Creek, Big Foot Mining District (State Creek Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘBeehive #1 pegmatite, Goldflint Mountain, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
72.8km (45.2 miles) ⓘMarcus Pruett's feldspar claim, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘBeehive #3 pegmatite, Goldflint Mountain, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
75.2km (46.7 miles) ⓘSpire Rock Flats, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
75.6km (47.0 miles) ⓘBattlestar Mine, Homestake Mining District, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘRailroad Cut, Delmoe Lake Road occurrences, Pipestone Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘHomestake Pass, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘJanney pegmatite occurrence (Janney Station), Silver Bow County, Montana, USA
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘGolden Sunlight Mine, Whitehall Mining District (Cardwell Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
References
Paul Senn CollectionIdentified by Paul Senn: Visual Identification
 
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