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Muscovite from
Round Mountain Mine (Sunnyside Mine), Round Mountain, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
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 Round Mountain Mine (Sunnyside Mine), Round Mountain, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1002544
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1002544:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘFairview Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘStevenson and Schuppy Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘSenator (Red Bird Toquima), Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect, Outlaw Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘOutlaw Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine, Round Mountain Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘApril Fool Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘApril Fool Mine, April Fool Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘAmalgamated Mine, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘUnion Amalgamated Mine (Amalgamated Mine; Union No. 2 Mine; Earle Mine; Earl Mine), Litigation Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Wilson, Wendell E. (2009) The Round Mountain mine, Nye County, Nevada. The Mineralogical Record, 40 (2) 105-115
 
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