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Muscovite from
Holbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Sericite

Holbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Sericite

Holbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Sericite

Holbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Holbrook Mine, Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1498406
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1498406:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘSacramento Hill, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘLavender Pit, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘCochise Project, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘGold Camp Mines area, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘReef Mine, Carr Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect No. 2, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper prospect, Brown Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘThompson Beryl claims, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘFesterling Mine (Elsicor Mine; Cora Mine), Black Diamond Peak, Middle Pass Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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