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Muscovite from
Chediski No. 2 claim, Chediski deposit (Chediski Hematite; Chediski Iron; Marley Ranch Iron), Chediski Farms (Marley Ranch), Apache Iron Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Claim
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 Chediski No. 2 claim, Chediski deposit (Chediski Hematite; Chediski Iron; Marley Ranch Iron), Chediski Farms (Marley Ranch), Apache Iron Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1298069
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1298069:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘChediski deposit (Chediski Hematite; Chediski Iron; Marley Ranch Iron), Chediski Farms (Marley Ranch), Apache Iron Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘApache Iron deposit, Apache Iron Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘRose Tungsten Mine (Rose Tungsten property; Shoestring property; S. Rose claims; Smith Mine; Smith property), Rock Creek Canyon, Jim Sam Butte area, Spring Creek area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘBreadpan claim (Breadpan area; Lothmann-Scorfian property), Flying W Ranch area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
60.3km (37.5 miles) ⓘOxbow Mine (Oxbow claim; Golden Wreath claim; Golden Wreath Mine; Osborn prospect), Oxbow Gulch, Moore Mountain area, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
62.2km (38.6 miles) ⓘGolden Wonder Mine (Eighty-Five claim; 85 Mine), Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘOrd Mine (Ord Mercury Mine; Ord group; Indian claims), Slate Creek, Reno Pass, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘWagner Mine (Wagner group of claims; Wagner Tungsten group; Pinto Tungsten Mine; Pinto Mining Co. claims; Friend in Need vein; Red Bird claims), Pinto Creek, Granite Mountain area, Gila County, Arizona, USA
74.3km (46.2 miles) ⓘJolene Mine (Cline Mine/claims; Jolene group; El Oso properties; Mazatzal group; Blue Bull Mine), Pine Mountain area, Mazatzal West Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
74.6km (46.3 miles) ⓘApache Mine, Radium, Burch area, Globe Hills Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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