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Muscovite from
Garnet Hill, Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Hill
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 Garnet Hill, Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:777928
Long-form Identifier:1:3:777928:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
10.9km (6.8 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
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘDesert Gold claims, Whitewater (White Water), Riverside County, California, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Piemontite occurrence [1] (San Gorgonio Pass), Whitewater (White Water), Riverside County, California, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Corundum occurrences [2], Soboba Hot Springs (Ritchey Hot Springs; White Sulphur Spring), San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘHazen Corundum prospect (Unnamed Corundum prospect), Soboba Hot Springs (Ritchey Hot Springs; White Sulphur Spring), San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘCrown Jewel Mine, Bautista Canyon, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘAndalusite pegmatite (group I; older pegmatites), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘGranitic pegmatite occurrence (group II; younger pegmatites), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘSly Rick prospect (Green Centipede claim), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘFano Mine (Big Pink claim; Fano-Simmons Mine; Little Blue claim; MS 4800; Simmons Mine), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
References
Petrov, Alfredo (n.d.) Personal Communication.
 
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