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Muscovite from
Salt Springs Wash prospects, Salt Springs Wash, Senator Mt. 15 minute quadrangle, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Dated at 712 ± 5.0 Ma.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Salt Springs Wash prospects, Salt Springs Wash, Senator Mt. 15 minute quadrangle, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:192159
Long-form Identifier:1:3:192159:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au prospect [11] (USGS PP 1361 locality 678), Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘMuscovite Mica deposit, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Cu prospect [2] (USGS PP 1361 locality 436), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au prospect [10] (USGS PP 1361 locality 513), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pb-Cu prospect [2] (USGS PP 1361 locality 329), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Cu prospect [1] (USGS PP locality 509), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Cu-Pb-Mo prospect [1] (USGS PP 1361 locality 482), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘOwens Mine, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect [6] (USGS PP 1361 locality 291), Lost Basin Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pb-Cu occurrence [6] (Unnamed site; USGS PP 1361 locality 1100), Senator Mountain, Gold Basin Mining District, White Hills, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Theodore, T.G., et al (1987), USGS PP 1361: 155 (Table 11).
 
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