Locality type: | Prospect |
Classification |
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Species: | Orthoclase |
Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Orthoclase data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Contrabando dome prospect, Presidio County, Texas, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 201711 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:201711:2 |
GUID (UUID V4): | a0784a75-94ab-40df-b9ae-b52fc650bc57 |
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase |
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26.3km (16.4 miles) | ⓘRattlesnake Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas, USA |
71.9km (44.7 miles) | ⓘBlack Mountain, Brewster County, Texas, USA |
74.6km (46.3 miles) | ⓘDagger Flats, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas, USA |
97.9km (60.8 miles) | ⓘUnnamed prospect (PR-PR-Q18-9), Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA |
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| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Texas mineral locality INDEX Whereas Texas is well known for its vastness, cattle industry, and oil...I T S T O P O G R A P H Y A N D G E O L O G Y , Texas, the second largest state, has produced relatively...famous localities. A s this article will show, Texas has had—or currently has—nu merous mineral occurrences...produce good specimens; yet when specimens from Texas are sought in collections and dealers' stocks, few...some basic facts that help explain the situation. Texas has very little federal land in its mineralized |
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