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Orthoclase from
Dunker Pond, Clinton, West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Pond
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 Dunker Pond, Clinton, West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:79211
Long-form Identifier:1:3:79211:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘMcAfee Quarry, McAfee, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘKornerupine Group locality, Ringwood, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘMase Mountain, Tierneys Corner, Jefferson Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘRocky Hill, Orange County, New York, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘTorne Quarry, Powerville, Boonton Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘSussex nepheline-syenite sill, Libertyville, Wantage Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘAllen Mine, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘMt Pleasant, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
References
The Minerals of NYC & Its Environs, NY Min. Club Bull. Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 71.
 
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