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Muscovite from
New Lookout prospects, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Abundant as small books of mica in the border zones.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Lookout prospects, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:245346
Long-form Identifier:1:3:245346:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘMidnight Owl Mine, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘIndependence Mine, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘLong Dike Mine, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘLone Giant pegmatite, Independence Gulch, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘFriction Mine, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘOutpost Extension prospect, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘOutpost Mine, San Domingo Wash, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘAbe Lincoln Mine (Cumbac Mine; Andrew Jackson Mine; Tom Jefferson Mine; Copper No. 2 claim; Copper No. 1 Patented claim), Castle Creek Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘPicacho View Mine, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘWhite Jumbo prospect, White Picacho Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Jahns, R.H. (1952), Pegmatite deposits of the White Picacho District, Maricopa and Yavapai Cos., AZ, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 162: 79.
Meeves, H.; Harrer, C.M.; Salsbury, M.H.; Konselman, A.S; Shannon, S.S. Jnr. (1966) Reconnaissance of beryllium-bearing pegmatite deposits in six western states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8298. United States Department of the Interior 34 pp.p.22 - (Table A-1)
 
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