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Muscovite from
Lithia Dike Mine (Lithia Dyke claim), Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Lithia Dike Mine (Lithia Dyke claim), Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:418479
Long-form Identifier:1:3:418479:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘIda V. Mine, Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘWilliamson Mine (Coahuila Brave claim; Williamson Silica Mine), Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘJuan Diego Mine No. 1 (Juan Diego No. 1 deposit; Rainbow Mine; Rainbow prospects), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘFano Mine (Big Pink claim; Fano-Simmons Mine; Little Blue claim; MS 4800; Simmons Mine), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘGranitic pegmatite occurrence (group II; younger pegmatites), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘAndalusite pegmatite (group I; older pegmatites), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘAudrey Lynn Mine (Audrey Lynne Mine; Jumping Joe claims), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘSly Rick prospect (Green Centipede claim), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘCrown Jewel Mine, Bautista Canyon, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘAnita Mine (Magee Mine; Magee & Dougherty Mine; Sage Mine), Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
References
Rocks & Minerals, May, 1998
 
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