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Microcline from
Crystal Snow Mine, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA


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Microcline

Crystal Snow Mine, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
06119290017370417685957.jpg
Microcline

Crystal Snow Mine, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
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Microcline

Crystal Snow Mine, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Locality type:Mine
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 Crystal Snow Mine, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:493265
Long-form Identifier:1:3:493265:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBig Boulder Mine (Big Boulder Beryl Mine), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘHumphrey Beryl Prospect, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘDouble Opening Prospect, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘTantalum Prospect (MRDS - 10087861), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mica Mine (Claim: Emerald Gem), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘLewis Beryl Prospect, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘEureka Group, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘHyatt Ranch Mine (Hyatt Mine), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘWisdom Ranch Prospect, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘBeryl No. 3 Claim, Crystal Mountain Pegmatite Mining District (Storm Mountain Mining District), Larimer County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing. 676pp.
 
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