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Orthoclase occurrence, Lake County, Colorado, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Orthoclase occurrence | Outcrop |
| Lake County | County |
| Colorado | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 21' 3'' North , 106° 13' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Leadville North | 1,794(2011) | 12.6km |
| Leadville | 2,644(2017) | 12.8km |
| Alma | 277(2017) | 15.4km |
| Blue River | 904(2017) | 17.4km |
| Copper Mountain | 385(2011) | 18.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Gold Camp | Frisco, Colorado | 27km |
Orthoclase phenocrysts, many exhibiting Carlsbad twinning, occur in Lincoln porphyry. These crystals, and the porphyry, are the same as those found near Mosquito Pass (https://www.mindat.org/loc-158830.html ).
Select Mineral List Type
StandardDetailedGalleryStrunzChemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘOrthoclase Formula:K(AlSi3O8) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘOrthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘOrthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘOrthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘOrthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Great Plains DomainDomain
- Southern Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
USA
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To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844.doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
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