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Muscovite from
Platt Pegmatite Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Albite (variety cleavelandite)
Columbite (excellent single crystals of columbite to 3 inches)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Samarskite-(Y)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Platt Pegmatite Mine, Big Creek pegmatite District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:41131
Long-form Identifier:1:3:41131:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘCaprock prospect, Pearl Mining District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘKeystone Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘFlorence Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘNew Rambler mine (Rambler Mine; Holmes Mine; Electrolytic Mine; Great Rambler Mine), New Rambler Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘAnderson Ranch, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘPurgatory Gulch prospect, Encampment Mining District, Carbon County, Wyoming, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘBlack Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘLake Creek Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘAlbany Mine, Keystone Mining District - Douglas Creek Mining District, Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
References
R. S. Houston (1961) The Big Creek Pegmatite Area, Carbon County, Wyoming. Wyoming Geological Survey Preliminary Report 1.
Hausel, W. Dan, Jacobson, Mark (2001) Wyoming Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 76 (6) 380-393 doi:10.1080/00357520109603245p.384
Sutherland W.M. and Cola E.C. (2016) A Comprehensive Report on Rare Earth Elements in Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey, Report of Investigations, no. 71, 137 p.
 
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