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Muscovite from
Saint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


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Muscovite

Saint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Muscovite, etc.

Saint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Muscovite

Saint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
08898830017272259124550.jpg
Muscovite, etc.

Saint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Muscovite

Saint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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Muscovite, etc.

Saint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Tourmaline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Saint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:952804
Long-form Identifier:1:3:952804:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘKartchner Caverns, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘChadwick Mine (Chadwick claims; East Evening Star Mine; West Evening Star Mine; Houston Mine), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘLone Star Mine, McGrew Spring, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘJames Mine (Nunnelley Mine; Ricky Dale Mine; San Juan Mine), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘEvening Star Mine (Evening Star claims), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘFourr Ranch area, Fourr Canyon area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
25.7km (15.9 miles) ⓘTungsten King Mine, Black Rock group, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘBurrito de Fierro Mine, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed W prospects [4], Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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