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Muscovite from
Mica Lode Mine (Mica Hill Mine), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, 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 Mica Lode Mine (Mica Hill Mine), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:149136
Long-form Identifier:1:3:149136:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘMeyers quarry (Meyers Quarry; Meyers-Halstead Quarry; Suzana Claims; Suzanna Claims; Royal Gorge No. 2), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMcMullin Lease No. 2 Occurrence, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘMeyers - McMullin pegmatite occurrence, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘBorder Feldspar Prospect No. 1 and No. 2, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘRim Pegmatite Occurrence (Rim Prospect), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘConsolidated Feldspar Corporation Mine (Feldspar Corporation Mine), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘEight Mile Park, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘLorain Pegmatite, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘRing Pegmatite Occurrence (Ring Prospect), Eight Mile Park Pegmatite Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘDawson Gold project, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 24:236.
Hanley, J.B., Heinrich, E.W., Page, L.R. (1950) Pegmatite investigations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, 1942-1944. Professional Paper 227. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp227
Pearl, Richard M. (1958) Colorado Gem Trails and Mineral Guide (1st ed.) Sage Books, Denver, CO.
Meeves, H.; Harrer, C.M.; Salsbury, M.H.; Konselman, A.S; Shannon, S.S. Jnr. (1966) Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8298. United States Department of the Interior 34 pp.p.25 - (Table A-1)
 
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