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Muscovite from
Tungsten Giant Mine group, Harquahala Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, 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 Tungsten Giant Mine group, Harquahala Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:172139
Long-form Identifier:1:3:172139:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘHarquahala Mine, Bonanza and Golden Eagle Mine group, Martin Peak, Salome, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘThree Musketeers Mine, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘBrewer claims, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘSheep Tanks Mine (Sheep Tank Mine; Resolution group), Sheep Tanks Mining District, Little Horn Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘEl Tigre Mine (Tiger Mine), Little Horn Peak, Big Horn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘOrocopia Schist Subduction Channel, Eagletail Mts (Cemetary Ridge), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘAlonah Mine, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘQuartzsite deposit, Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘKofa Butte Mine (Kofa Mica prospect), Kofa Butte, Kofa Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
59.7km (37.1 miles) ⓘBelle Mackeever property (Belle Mackeever group of claims; Belle Mackeever prospect), Gila Bend Mountains Mining District, Eagletail Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
References
Dale (1959): 7-8.
 
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