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Muscovite from
Chicago Mine (Chicago pegmatite; Spook No. 4 Mine), Haystack Range Pegmatite District, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Chicago Mine (Chicago pegmatite; Spook No. 4 Mine), Haystack Range Pegmatite District, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:742941
Long-form Identifier:1:3:742941:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘRuth pegmatite, Haystack Range Pegmatite District, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘMinnie pegmatite, Haystack Range Pegmatite District, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘWhite Star pegmatite, Haystack Range Pegmatite District, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘDenver pegmatite (Torrington No. 1 pegmatite), Haystack Range Pegmatite District, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘNew York pegmatite, Haystack Range Pegmatite District, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘCrystal Palace pegmatite, Haystack Range Pegmatite District, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘHaystack No. 1 pegmatite, Haystack Range Pegmatite District, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘHaystack No. 2 pegmatite, Haystack Range Pegmatite District, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSavage pegmatite, Haystack Range Pegmatite District, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘGreen Hope Mine, Goshen County, Wyoming, USA
References
Hanley, J.B., Heinrich, E.W., Page, L.R. (1950) Pegmatite investigations in Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, 1942-1944. Professional Paper 227. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp227
Osterwald, F. W. and D. B. Osterwald (1952) Wyoming Mineral Resources. Wyoming Geological Survey Bulletin 45
 
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