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Muscovite from
Eclipse Quarry, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs in a mica-quartz schist. Comprises 2% of the rock.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eclipse Quarry, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne Hill Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:901887
Long-form Identifier:1:3:901887:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘGwin Mine (Paloma Mine; Gwin Extension No. 1 Mine), Paloma, Paloma Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘCommodore Mine (Golden Gate Mine), San Andreas, San Andreas Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘJackson Butte, Amador County, California, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘThorpe Mine, Quiggs Mountain, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘVogelgesang Mine, Ellingwood and Vogelsang Mine (Ellingwood Mine; McAfee lease; City of Stockton property), Buena Vista Mountain, Pardee Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘJoses Ranch prospect, Mountain Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘThayer Mine (Grey House Mine; Greyhouse Mine; Grayhouse Mine), Waters Peak, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘPenn Mine (Happy Jack; West Constellation; Satellite; Big Satellite; Hinkcley; Blue Jay; Meteor; Hecla; Little Satellite; Copper Hill; Penn Chemical Works; Campo Seco), Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘOld Eureka Mine (Eureka Mine; Amador Consolidated Mine; Hetty Green Mine; Hayward Mine; Amador claim; Maxwell claim; Alpha claim; Railroad claim), Central Eureka Mine (Summit Mine), Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘLincoln Mine (Lincoln claim; Stewart claim; Belmont claim), Lincoln Consolidated Mine, Sutter Creek, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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