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Muscovite from
Unnamed copper prospect (28), Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, 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 Unnamed copper prospect (28), Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:420265
Long-form Identifier:1:3:420265:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘBuckhorn Mine, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘApache Mines No. 6, Apache Mines, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘApache Mines No. 2, Apache Mines, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘCactustail Mine, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper deposit (4), Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘDesert II and III claims, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper deposit (5), Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘBig Flo Mine, Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘOld Eagle Mine (Stake Lease 3707), Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed copper deposit (6), Owl Head Buttes area, Owl Head Mining District, Tortolita Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10039986, MRDS ID #M051228.
 
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