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Muscovite from
PC Mine, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA


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Muscovite

PC Mine, Cataract Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Muscovite

PC Mine, Cataract Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Muscovite

PC Mine, Cataract Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Muscovite

PC Mine, Cataract Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Muscovite

PC Mine, Cataract Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Muscovite

PC Mine, Cataract Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Muscovite

PC Mine, Cataract Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Muscovite

PC Mine, Cataract Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
07101950017361348238229.jpg
Muscovite

PC Mine, Cataract Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
08482620017361080661548.jpg
Muscovite

PC Mine, Cataract Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
00851600017361080677050.jpg
Muscovite

PC Mine, Cataract Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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Muscovite

PC Mine, Cataract Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Sphalerite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view PC Mine, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45517
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45517:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘDumortierite Deposit, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘClay Deposit, Josephine Mine, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘClay Occurrence, Woodrow Wilson Mine, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘRed Wing Mine (Red Wing group), Mount Thompson, Cataract Mining District (Comet Mining District; Basin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘLoeber Mine, Clancy-Lump Gulch Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘBunker Hill Mine, Vaughn Mining District (Rimini Mining District), Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘMontana Tunnels Mine (Part of Corbin Copper Claims), Colorado Mining District (Prickly Pear Mining District; Corbin Mining District), Jefferson County, Montana, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘBismarck Mine, Amazon Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘFree Enterprise Mine (Silver Bell), Boulder, Boulder Mining District, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘMono Mine, Mono Group, Amazon Mining District, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
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