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Microcline from
Ridgeway Mine, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, 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 Ridgeway Mine, Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:849397
Long-form Identifier:1:3:849397:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘGarrett-Penn Mine (Penn Mine), Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘClifton Mine, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘReidsville Quarry, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘHawkins Mine (Joe Hawkins Mine; Sandy Ridge Mine; Ruby King Mine; J. C. Hawkins Mine), Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘShelton Quarry (Solite Quarry), Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘMount Airy quarries, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
68.0km (42.3 miles) ⓘNichols Mine, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘSeaboard Mine (Newman Mine), Egypt Mines, Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
70.2km (43.6 miles) ⓘWoolridge Prospects, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘNance Mine, Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
References
Bulletin 33.
Pegau, Arthur A. (1932) Pegmatite Deposits of Virginia. Bulletin 33. Virginia Geological Survey 123pp.
 
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