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Muscovite from
Cave City claim, Cave City, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs as a component of sericite schist.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cave City claim, Cave City, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1011674
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1011674:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘJoses Ranch prospect, Mountain Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘCarley Mine (Carley prospect), La Honda Park, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘThorpe Mine, Quiggs Mountain, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘAngels Mine (Big Mine; Southwell Mine; Fox; Valentine claims: Angels; Beda Blood; Billings; Crystal; Potter; Doctor Hill; Hennessy; McCormick; Minne; Oneida), Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘUtica Mine, Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
16.3km (10.2 miles) ⓘCommodore Mine (Golden Gate Mine), San Andreas, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘTullock Mine (Little John; Brown Mine; Eddie B.), Carson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘEclipse Quarry, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘCarson Hill, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘReserve Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill Mining District (Melones Mining District), Calaveras County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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