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Muscovite from
Silver Knob occurrence, Silver Knob, Fish Camp, Mariposa County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Colour:Bluish green
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Knob occurrence, Silver Knob, Fish Camp, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:985039
Long-form Identifier:1:3:985039:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘDonnelly Carrier prospect (Donnelly property), Sweetwater Point, Jerseydale Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘHayseed Mine, Whitlock (Farmer's Hope; Whitlock Creek; Whitlock Gulch), Whitlock Mining District, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘBrushy Canyon deposits, Round Hills, Cathey Mining District (Cathay Mining District), West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘJessie Belle Mine (Jesbel Mine; June Belle Mine [?]), Daulton group, Daulton, Daulton Mining District, Madera County, California, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘJosephine Mine (Pine Tree Mine; Pine Tree Josephine Mine; Pine Tree and Josephine Mine), Pacific Mining Co. group, Bagby, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
46.4km (28.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mica-Andalusite occurrence (1), Bench Creek (Bench Canyon) - North Fork San Joaquin River confluence area, Ritter Range, Madera County, California, USA
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘMay Lake, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘBlue Moon Mine (Porcupine Mine; Blue Cloud Mine; Red Cloud Mine; Percupine Mine; American Eagle Mine; Bullion Hill Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘLouisa Mine (Louise Mine; Louise Point Mine), Mary Harrison group, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘCoulterville road cut, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
References
Snetsinger, Kenneth G. (1966) Barium-vanadium muscovite and vanadium tourmaline from Mariposa County, California. American Mineralogist, 51 (11-12) 1623-1639
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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