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Muscovite from
Boedeker; Boedaker Prospect, Willow Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Boedeker; Boedaker Prospect, Willow Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1001306
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1001306:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘCoal Creek Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - HE056; head of Ohio Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘMint Mine, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘBLT Prospects, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘLittle Vein; Little Lead Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘGolden Zone Mine, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘBanner Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘColby Prospect, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
61.7km (38.3 miles) ⓘHidden Creek Occurrence, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MM022; southwest flank of Alpha Ridge), Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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