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Muscovite from
Grand View Mine, Hualapai Wash, Mohave County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:An alteration product of gneissic granodiorite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grand View Mine, Hualapai Wash, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:989140
Long-form Identifier:1:3:989140:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘConsolidated Feldspar Corporation claim (Consolidated Spar Mine), Stockton Hill Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘTaylor Mine (Grand Silica annex; Kingman Feldspar Mine), Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘHackberry Mine (Hackberry Consolidated), Silver King group, Peacock Peak, Hackberry Mining District, Aquarius Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘKingman Feldspar Mine (Kingman Feldspar Quarry), Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘWindy Point Mine, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘGolconda Mine group, Cerbat, Cerbat Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘMineral Park Mine, Ithaca Peak, Mineral Park Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘMineral Park, Mineral Park Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘJupiter Mine [2], Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘMinnesota-Connor Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Theodore, T.G., et al (1987), USGS PP 1361: 162 (Table 11).
 
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