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Muscovite from
Sky Blue No. 3 Mine (Blue Sky Number 3), Goldstone, Goldstone Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type: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 Sky Blue No. 3 Mine (Blue Sky Number 3), Goldstone, Goldstone Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1014332
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1014332:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Sericite occurrence [1], Calico, Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Sericite-Talc mine [1], Dunn, San Bernardino County, California, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘBlack Magic Mines (Emma deposit; Ruby J. Mine), Owl Hole Springs, Owlshead Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘAmerican Gold and Tungsten Mine (Top Notch), Atolia, Atolia Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
64.5km (40.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mica occurrence [6], Helendale (Helen; Judson; Point of Rocks), San Bernardino County, California, USA
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fe-Lazulite occurrence [1], Stoddard Mountain, Rodman Mountains, Belleville Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘOrd Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘUnspecified Mariposite occurrence [1], Government Peak, Kern County, California, USA
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘRidge Ledge prospect, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘBird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, Silver Lake Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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