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Muscovite from
Collins Pine Manganese deposit, Grizzly Peak, Plumas County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Collins Pine Manganese deposit, Grizzly Peak, Plumas County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1007128
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1007128:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘLights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘAlhambra Mine (Alhambra group), Tennessee Mountain, Poker Flat Mining District (Table Rock Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘLassen Lumber and Box Company property, Diamond Mountain, Lassen County, California, USA
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘGolden Star Mine (Gold King vein; Gold Queen vein; Vesuvius vein; Victor vein), Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘBrush Creek Mine (Ante Up Mine; Lower Brush Creek Mine), Old Mountain House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘShamberger prospect, Clipper Mills, Clipper Mills Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘOsceola Mine (Osceola group; Red Star Mine; Colorado Mine; Yellow-Jacket Mine; Yellow Jacket Mine), 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
59.8km (37.2 miles) ⓘTightner Mine (Tightner Mines), 16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
59.8km (37.2 miles) ⓘMorning Glory Mine, Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
60.1km (37.3 miles) ⓘ16 to 1 Mine (Sixteen-to-One Mine; Original Sixteen-to-One Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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