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Muscovite from
Leiper's Upper Avondale Quarry, Wallingford, Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Quarry
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 Leiper's Upper Avondale Quarry, Wallingford, Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:88078
Long-form Identifier:1:3:88078:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘLeiper's Lower Avondale Quarry (Morrow Quarry; Facenda Quarry), Woodlyn (Avondale), Swarthmore (Borough of Swarthmore), Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSmedley Park beryl locality, Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘDeshong's Quarry, Leiperville, Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘUpland Quarry, Chester Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘSycamore Mill (Bishop's Mill), Sycamore Mills, Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘSycamore Mills, Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘBroomall, Township of Marple, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘCampbell's Quarry, Hestonville, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘBeaver Valley, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘHarvey's Quarry, Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 59:109-120 & 62:176-178.
 
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