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Muscovite from
Cross Hill Quarry (Pantano Clay deposit; Mineral Lease No. 23880C), Pantano Wash, Rincon Valley, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cross Hill Quarry (Pantano Clay deposit; Mineral Lease No. 23880C), Pantano Wash, Rincon Valley, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1000066
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1000066:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘPauline Mine, Mount Fagan, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘDimple Mine group, Mount Fagan, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘChief Mine, Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘOmega Mine, Monument Mountain, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper mine, Deer Creek, Pima County, Arizona, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘCurtis Mine, Frijole claim group, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘEvening Star Mine (Evening Star claims), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘJames Mine (Nunnelley Mine; Ricky Dale Mine; San Juan Mine), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘRidley Mine, Helvetia, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘLone Star Mine, McGrew Spring, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10060262, MRDS ID #TC10261.
 
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