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Muscovite from
La Paloma deposit, La Madera-Paloma Canyon area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, 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 La Paloma deposit, La Madera-Paloma Canyon area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:792740
Long-form Identifier:1:3:792740:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘEl Floto deposit, La Madera-Paloma Canyon area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘWhite Pegmatite (Lyons deposit), Alamos area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘRed claim (Peacock claim), Alamos area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘNambe deposit, Cribbenville area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘHillside deposit, Alamos area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘGlobe pegmatite (Globe Mine), South Petaca, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘTriple E Mine, Alamos area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘBig Boy No. 3 deposit, Alamos area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘPavo deposit, Cribbenville area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘNorth Cribbenville deposit (Old Cribbenville; Cribbens deposit), Cribbenville area, Petaca Mining District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
References
Jahns, R. H. (1946) Mica Deposits of the Petaca District, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Bulletin 25. Mineral Resources Survey of New Mexico 289 pp.
Bingler, Edward C. (1968) Geology and mineral resources of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Bulletin 91. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 158 pp. doi:10.58799/b-91
 
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