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Muscovite from
Unnamed prospect (MA-CU-J15-5), Van Horn Mountains, Culberson County, Texas, USA


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 Unnamed prospect (MA-CU-J15-5), Van Horn Mountains, Culberson County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:203105
Long-form Identifier:1:3:203105:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘAlamo Mica Quarry, Van Horn Mountains, Culberson County, Texas, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed mine (MA-CU-J15-3), Van Horn Mountains, Culberson County, Texas, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘMica Mine, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘMica Mine, Mica mine area, Van Horn Mountains, Culberson County, Texas, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘDiablo East mine, Allamoore Talc Mining District, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘLove Pass veins, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospects near Cerro Infiernito (MA-PR-P20-1), Presidio County, Texas, USA
References
Price, Jonathan G (1983) Annotated Bibliography of Mineral Deposits in Trans-Pecos, Texas Vol. 73. Bureau of Economic Geology, Texas Mining. 108pp.
 
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