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Muscovite from
May Lake, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, USA


Locality type:Lake
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs in pegmatites.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Andalusite
Corundum
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view May Lake, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:639662
Long-form Identifier:1:3:639662:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
30.5km (18.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mica-Andalusite occurrence (1), Bench Creek (Bench Canyon) - North Fork San Joaquin River confluence area, Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mn-Asbestos-Zeolite occurrence (1), Shadow Lake, Minarets Mining District (Mountain Mining District; Raymond Mining District; Minaret Mining District), Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USA
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘDonnelly Carrier prospect (Donnelly property), Sweetwater Point, Jerseydale Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘSilver Knob occurrence, Silver Knob, Fish Camp, Mariposa County, California, USA
56.6km (35.1 miles) ⓘHayseed Mine, Whitlock (Farmer's Hope; Whitlock Creek; Whitlock Gulch), Whitlock Mining District, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
59.3km (36.8 miles) ⓘBodie Mine (Bodie project), Bodie, Bodie Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘStandard Hill Mine, Bodie, Bodie Mining District, Bodie Hills, Mono County, California, USA
62.1km (38.6 miles) ⓘJosephine Mine (Pine Tree Mine; Pine Tree Josephine Mine; Pine Tree and Josephine Mine), Pacific Mining Co. group, Bagby, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘLouisa Mine (Louise Mine; Louise Point Mine), Mary Harrison group, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
63.9km (39.7 miles) ⓘMary Harrison Mine, Mary Harrison group, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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