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Muscovite from
Folly Mine (Buffalo Ridge Prospects; Folley Mine; Piedmont Copper Mines), Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA


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Muscovite

Folly Mine, Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
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Muscovite

Folly Mine, Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
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Muscovite

Folly Mine, Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
05399620017368933196911.jpg
Muscovite

Folly Mine, Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
05942230017272098676780.jpg
Muscovite

Folly Mine, Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
05399620017368933196911.jpg
Muscovite

Folly Mine, Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Dealer/Collection Label
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Folly Mine (Buffalo Ridge Prospects; Folley Mine; Piedmont Copper Mines), Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1476786
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1476786:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘU. S. Titanium Company Mine (Warwick Prospect; American Cyanamide Piney River Mine), Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘBoxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘAmerican Rutile Quarry, Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘGiles-Hite Prospect (A. T. Stratton Prospect; Hight Prospect; Hite Prospect; H. M. Giles Prospect; Shelton Prospect; H. H. Harvey Prospect), Roseland, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘIvy Prospect, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘFlood Mine (James Anderson's Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘBondurant Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘNo. 1 Workings Irish Creek (Irish Creek Tin Deposits), Cash Mine (Panther Run Mine; Irish Creek Tin Mines), Irish Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘWillie Walker Prospect, Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘAnderson Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
References
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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