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Muscovite from
Granite Mountain porphyry deposit, Kennedy Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Granite Mountain porphyry deposit, Kennedy Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1366122
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1366122:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘGranite Mountain Drill Site 101, Kennedy Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘPinite Mine, Spring Valley Mining District, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘEnterprise Mine, Spring Valley Mining District, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘKaolinite Mine (Walker Mine), Spring Valley Mining District, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘNenzel Hill, Rochester Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘCoeur Rochester Mine, Rochester Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘBig Mike Mine, Tobin and Sonoma Range Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘMercury-Silicon Mine, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘLimerick Gold Mine (Rochester Merger Mines), Rochester Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘRochester mines, Nenzel Hill, Rochester Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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