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Muscovite from
Whiteside Quarry, Filbert, York County, South Carolina, USA


Locality type:Quarry
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 Whiteside Quarry, Filbert, York County, South Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1360041
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1360041:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘJackson Quarry, Clover Area, York County, South Carolina, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘFerguson Mine, York County, South Carolina, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘWyatt Mine, York County, South Carolina, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘKings Creek Mine, Kings Creek Mining District, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘKings Mountain Mine (Catawba Mine), Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘWells Barite Property, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Barite Mine, Kings Creek Mining District, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘThe Big Incline Mine, Kings Creek Mining District, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘNortheast Barite Pit, Kings Creek Mining District, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘWest Hill Mine, Kings Creek Mining District, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
References
Watson, Thomas Leonard (1910) Granites of the southeastern Atlantic States. Bulletin 426. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b426
 
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