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Muscovite from
Blue Sphinx Property, Rand Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Property
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 Blue Sphinx Property, Rand Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1559202
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1559202:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘNevada Rand Mine, Randall Property, Brovard, Rand Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘGolden Pen Mine (Gold Pen mine), Brovard, Rand Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘMable Prospect, Barcelona Mining District (Spanish Belt Mining District), Toquima Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
13.4km (8.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mica Occurrence (MRDS10045420), Barcelona Mining District (Spanish Belt Mining District), Toquima Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘZapot Pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘGreen Talc Mine (Donnelly Andalusite Mine), Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘDover claim, Barcelona Mining District (Spanish Belt Mining District), Toquima Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘMica prospect, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘRawhide Victor Mine, Rawhide Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘKenjay prospect, Hawthorne Mining District (Pamlico Mining District), Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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