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Muscovite from
Blue Point Mine (Blue Point deposits), Sugarloaf, Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs in sericitized granite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Blue Point Mine (Blue Point deposits), Sugarloaf, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1014102
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1014102:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘUnspecified Mariposite occurrence [1], Government Peak, Kern County, California, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘBright Star Mine (Bright Star prospect), Weldon, Weldon District, Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Gold and Tungsten Mine (Top Notch), Atolia, Atolia Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘCactus Gold Mine (Blue Eagle Mine; Middle Buttes Mine; Cactus Mine; Cactus Queen Mine; Shumake deposit; Shumake Mine), Middle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘMiddle Buttes deposit (Cactus deposit), Middle Butte, Rosamond, Mojave-Rosamond Mining District (Mojave Mining District), Kern County, California, USA
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘKramer Borate deposit, Boron, Kern County, California, USA
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘHogan-Mallery Tin Mine (Hogan-Mallery Meek Mine; Hogan Tin Mine; Meeke Tin Mine; Meeke-Hogan Tin Mine; Meeke-Hogan Mine), Tejon Tin project (Gorman Tin project), Lebec, Gorman District, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mica occurrence [6], Helendale (Helen; Judson; Point of Rocks), San Bernardino County, California, USA
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘDeem Flagstone Quarry (Deem Mine), Bee Canyon, Agua Dulce Mountains, Los Angeles County, California, USA
96.1km (59.7 miles) ⓘBouquet Canyon Quarry (Pyle Quarry), Bouquet Canyon, Green Valley, Sierra Pelona Mts (Sierra Pelona Range), Los Angeles County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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