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Muscovite from
Famous Lode Mica Prospect (Famous Lodge Pegmatites; Little Joe From Kokomo Claim Adjoining), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Famous Lode Mica Prospect (Famous Lodge Pegmatites; Little Joe From Kokomo Claim Adjoining), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:379124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:379124:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘRose Dawn Mine (Rose Dawn Mica Mine; North Mine), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBeryllium Lode Prospect, Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘStar Girl Mine (Colorado Feldspar Company Mine), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘRosemont Mine (East Mine), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘUnknown Beryllium - Mica - Feldspar (MRDS - 10107950), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘClimax Mine (Mine No. 8 U.S. Mica Company; Climax Mica Mine), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘBetty Mine (Lone Chimney Mine; Betty Lowe), Guffey Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘLower South Mine (Whisper ? Mine), Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘUpper South Mine, Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘRowe's North Mine, Micanite Mining District (Currant Creek Mining District), Colorado, USA
References
Hanley, J.B., Heinrich, E.W., Page, L.R. (1950) Pegmatite investigations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, 1942-1944. Professional Paper 227. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp227
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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