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Muscovite from
Giles-Hite Prospect (A. T. Stratton Prospect; Hight Prospect; Hite Prospect; H. M. Giles Prospect; Shelton Prospect; H. H. Harvey Prospect), Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, 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 Giles-Hite Prospect (A. T. Stratton Prospect; Hight Prospect; Hite Prospect; H. M. Giles Prospect; Shelton Prospect; H. H. Harvey Prospect), Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1007538
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1007538:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘAmerican Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘU. S. Titanium Company Mine (Warwick Prospect; American Cyanamide Piney River Mine), Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘNo. 1 Workings Irish Creek (Irish Creek Tin Deposits), Cash Mine (Panther Run Mine; Irish Creek Tin Mines), Irish Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘIrish Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘFolly Mine (Buffalo Ridge Prospects; Folley Mine; Piedmont Copper Mines), Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘBoxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘIvy Prospect, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘBondurant Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘFlood Mine (James Anderson's Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘAnderson Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
References
Ross, C. S. (1941) Occurrence and origin of the titanium deposits of Nelson and Amherst Counties, Virginia. USGS Professional Paper 198
 
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