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Muscovite from
Queen of Mica Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Mostly scrap mica; some punch & sheet mica.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Queen of Mica Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:309381
Long-form Identifier:1:3:309381:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘJonell prospect (Jonell group), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘC and W prospect (C and W group of claims; C and W claims), Castle Creek region, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘSmokey's-Copper Basin claims, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘLane Mine, Copper Basin area, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.1km (5.1 miles) ⓘGolconda Mine (Golconda claim), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘPero Bonito Mine (El Pero Bonito Mine; Mountain Chief Mine), Columbia, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘGolden Central Mine (Gold Central Mine), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘLittle Joe Mine (Little Joseph Mine; Columbia Gold Mining property; Patented claims MS 1832; Acquisition Mine [?]), Columbia, Hum Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘSpringfield Mine (Springfield group; Springfield shaft; Venus claim; Gorilla claim), Crown King, Pine Grove Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘBlack Magic pegmatite (Black Magic #2), Black Magic Mine area, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
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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