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Muscovite from
Deer Park No. 2 Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs in pegmatite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Biotite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Deer Park No. 2 Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:60645
Long-form Identifier:1:3:60645:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘDeer Park Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘNumber Twelve Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘNo.12 Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘGudger Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘDavis Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBunker Hill Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘPegram Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘBuchanan Mine (Buchanan pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘFlat Rock Mine (Flat Rock pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘJase Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
References
Rocks & Min.:11:77
16:290 & 60:92.
 
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