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Muscovite from
Murphy Deposit, Sycamore, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Murphy Deposit, Sycamore, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:369487
Long-form Identifier:1:3:369487:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘSycamore Mine (Roach Mine), Sycamore, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘPickerel Mine, Sycamore, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘBroomfield Prospects, Sycamore, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘSwanson Uranium project prospect (Cole property; Coles Hill), Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘFarmer Prospect, Sycamore, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘBerger Mine, Campbell-Pittsylvania Counties Barite, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘHurt Barite Prospects, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
13.3km (8.2 miles) ⓘRamsay Mine, Campbell-Pittsylvania Counties Barite, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘParker Mine, Campbell-Pittsylvania Counties Barite, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘThompson Mine, Campbell-Pittsylvania Counties Barite, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
References
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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