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Muscovite from
Paymaster Mine group (Victoria group), Olive Camp, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


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 Paymaster Mine group (Victoria group), Olive Camp, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:989107
Long-form Identifier:1:3:989107:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘPima Mine, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘMission pit, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘEsperanza Mine [new], Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘTwin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘCrown King & Tiger Mine groups (Crown King and Tiger Mines), Esperanza Mine group [old], Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mn prospect, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘSunrise and Sunshine Mines (Sunshine-Sunrise group of claims; Sunshine group; Malone group), Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect West of Stevens Ranch, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Mn prospect, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘBanner Mine group (Banner Mine; Hughes Mine), Stevens Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
References
Ransome (1922): 413, 424-425
Wilson, E.D. (1950): 49-50
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 136 (Table 4)
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
 
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