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Muscovite from
Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mountain Range
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 Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:349594
Long-form Identifier:1:3:349594:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Muscovite in this Region
Berger-Phillips Mine (Phillips Mine), Boner Canyon, Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Cliff vein, Boner Canyon, Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Short claims, Boner Canyon, Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Williams Mine (Williams Tungsten Mine; Jewel Tungsten Mine; Wothree Mine), Williams Camp area, Boner Canyon, Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Hackberry Mine (Hackberry Consolidated), Silver King group, Peacock Peak, Hackberry Mining District, Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Columbite prospect, Rare Metal Mine area, Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Rare Metals Mine (Waldren Mining Company Mine), Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Three-In-One claim (Three-In-One prospect), Three-In-One Mining District, Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Unnamed Beryl mines [2], Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Wagon Bow pegmatites, Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
5.4km (3.4 miles) Berger-Phillips Mine (Phillips Mine), Boner Canyon, Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) Rare Metals Mine (Waldren Mining Company Mine), Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) Williams Mine (Williams Tungsten Mine; Jewel Tungsten Mine; Wothree Mine), Williams Camp area, Boner Canyon, Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) Wagon Bow pegmatites, Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) Wikieup prospect, Devils Wash Mining District, Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) Hillside Mine, Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) Mammoth Mine (Hubbard Mine), Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) Copper King Mine (Lawler Mines), Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) Lost Mine, Greenwood Mining District, Poachie Range, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
30.5km (18.9 miles) Bagdad Mine, Bagdad, Eureka Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
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