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Muscovite from
Bruner Mine, Phonolite, Bruner Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, 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 Bruner Mine, Phonolite, Bruner Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1522058
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1522058:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed talc mine, Broken Hills Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘQuartz Mountain Metal Mine, Quartz Mountain camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘSan Rafael Mine, Quartz Mountain camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘPhelps Stokes Mine, Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘBuffalo Canyon prospect, Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘUnion Canyon Mine (Sea Bee Mineshoshone claim group [?]), Berlin, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘFury pit, Grantsville, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘGrantsville, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘParadise Peak mine open pit, Paradise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘOphir Claims Block, Twin River Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Baldwin, D. (2014). Evidence for rapid epithermal mineralization and coeval bimodal volcanism, Bruner Au-Ag property, NV USA. University of Nevada, Reno.
 
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