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Muscovite from
Music Valley, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Valley
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 Music Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:694205
Long-form Identifier:1:3:694205:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Muscovite in this Region
U-Thor claims (Unnamed U deposit; U-Thor deposit), Music Valley deposit (Music Valley Rare Earth deposit), Music Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘU-Thor claims (Unnamed U deposit; U-Thor deposit), Music Valley deposit (Music Valley Rare Earth deposit), Music Valley, Riverside County, California, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘEagle Mountain Mine (Eagle Mountain Iron Mine; Eagle Mountain Iron deposit; Kaiser Steel Corp.), Eagle Mountain, Eagle Mountains Mining District (Monte Negro Mining District), Eagle Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘGarnet Hill, Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
63.3km (39.3 miles) ⓘPainted Hill Quarry (Super Creek Claims Quarry; Whitewater Rock and Supply; Whitewater Sericite Schist; Christopher Mines; Inc. claims; Painted Hill pit and mill), Whitewater (White Water), Riverside County, California, USA
64.8km (40.2 miles) ⓘRock Corral, Landers, San Bernardino County, California, USA
65.9km (41.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Piemontite occurrence [1] (San Gorgonio Pass), Whitewater (White Water), Riverside County, California, USA
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘDesert Gold claims, Whitewater (White Water), Riverside County, California, USA
69.1km (42.9 miles) ⓘNew Method Mine, Amboy area, Bristol Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘRed Boulder No. 1 prospect (Unnamed REE-U-Th occurrence [1]), One Hole Spring, Bighorn Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘCrown Jewel Mine, Bautista Canyon, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
References
USGS Open File report 2010-5220
 
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