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Muscovite from
Jaw Bone mine, Hopewell District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, 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 Jaw Bone mine, Hopewell District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:229282
Long-form Identifier:1:3:229282:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘElliot & Kennedy prospect, Bromide No. 2 District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘGreen Peak, Las Tablas, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘSouth Kiawa, Las Tablas, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘBuena Vista deposit, Las Tablas, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘBig Rock deposit, Mesa de la Jarita, Las Tablas, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘAlma deposit (Kansas City deposit), Persimmon Peak-Las Tablas Group, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘLone Wolf deposit (Silver Dollar), La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘEureka deposit (Loma deposit), Persimmon Peak-Las Tablas Group, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (4), Persimmon Peak-Las Tablas Group, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘMeadow deposit, Persimmon Peak-Las Tablas Group, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
References
Lindgren, Waldemar; Graton, L.C.; Gordon, C.H. (1910) The ore deposits of New Mexico. Professional Paper 68. US Geological Survey 361 pp. doi:10.3133/pp68
Bingler, Edward C. (1968) Geology and mineral resources of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Bulletin 91. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 158 pp. doi:10.58799/b-91
 
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