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Muscovite from
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH033; northwest of Clearwater Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, 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 Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH033; northwest of Clearwater Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1001608
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1001608:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH051; west side of West Fork of the Maclaren River), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH029; west of the upper West Fork Maclaren River), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘLucky Hill-TMC; Rainbow Hill Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘAccident Occurrence, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘGold Hill; Su Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
55.9km (34.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - HE155; west of upper Butte Creek), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
69.1km (43.0 miles) ⓘCirque Prospect, Bonnifield Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
69.8km (43.4 miles) ⓘWest Fork Prospect, Bonnifield Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Prospect (ARDF - HE097; headwaters of Virginia Creek), Bonnifield Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘRed Mountain Creek, Bonnifield Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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