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Orthoclase from
Pit No. 50 (Blyumovskaya Pit; Blum Pit), Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia


Locality type:Pit
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 Pit No. 50 (Blyumovskaya Pit; Blum Pit), Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:536210
Long-form Identifier:1:3:536210:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘChelyabinsk meteorite (Chebarkul meteorite), Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘIngul gold-bearing placer, Nepryakhino, Chebarkulsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
References
Pavel M. Kartashov (n.d.) analytical data.
Galina Gubko, Natalia Levtsova (2009) Blyum Pit in the Ilmeny Mountains. Fifth International Symposium Mineral Diversity Research and Preservation pp59-64
 
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