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Orthoclase from
Questa Molybdenum Mine (Questa Mine; Moly Mine; R and S Mine), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Questa Molybdenum Mine (Questa Mine; Moly Mine; R and S Mine), Questa Mining District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:239060
Long-form Identifier:1:3:239060:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘCostilla area, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘCimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘPhilmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron Range, Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘHarding Mine, Picuris District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
80.0km (49.7 miles) ⓘRayado Creek (Rayado Canyon), Colfax County, New Mexico, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1956) Geology of the Questa Molybdenum (Moly) mine area, Taos County, New Mexico. Bulletin 51. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-51
Northrop, Stuart A., LaBruzza, F.A. (1996) Minerals of New Mexico (3rd ed.) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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