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Muscovite from
Kartchner Caverns, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Cavern
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 Kartchner Caverns, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:987529
Long-form Identifier:1:3:987529:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘChadwick Mine (Chadwick claims; East Evening Star Mine; West Evening Star Mine; Houston Mine), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLone Star Mine, McGrew Spring, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘJames Mine (Nunnelley Mine; Ricky Dale Mine; San Juan Mine), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘEvening Star Mine (Evening Star claims), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘSaint David area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘChief Mine, Prince Mine group, Hilton Mines, Copper Camp, Hilton (Lead Mountain), Empire Mining District, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘCross Hill Quarry (Pantano Clay deposit; Mineral Lease No. 23880C), Pantano Wash, Rincon Valley, Pima County, Arizona, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘFourr Ranch area, Fourr Canyon area, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘTungsten King Mine, Black Rock group, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
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