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Muscovite from
Mugginsville, Oro Fino Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA


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 Mugginsville, Oro Fino Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1001221
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1001221:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘQuartz Hill Mine, Scott Bar, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘSchroeder deposit, Cottonwood-Fort Jones-Yreka, Yreka, Siskiyou County, California, USA
25.8km (16.1 miles) ⓘWar Horse group (McKinley), McKinley Mountain, Humbug Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘOro Grande Mining Company Mine (McKeen; Cummings; Shasta), Sugar Hill, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘHickey Mine, Trooks Flat, Liberty Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘAshland Mine, Ashland Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine (Siskron Mine; January 1st. Mine), Sucker Creek District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
75.5km (46.9 miles) ⓘQueen of Bronze Mine (North and South Queen of Bronze), Takilma Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
91.2km (56.7 miles) ⓘBig Boy Mine (Big Boy group; Big Boy Cinnabar group), Rockland, Diamond Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
93.1km (57.8 miles) ⓘBraden Mine (Braden Extension), Gold Hill Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
References
Elder, Don, Cashman, Susan M. (1992) Tectonic control and fluid evolution in the Quartz Hill, California, lode gold deposits. Economic Geology, 87 (7) 1795-1812 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.87.7.1795
 
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