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Muscovite from
Unnamed prospects near Cerro Infiernito (MA-PR-P20-1), Presidio County, Texas, 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 Unnamed prospects near Cerro Infiernito (MA-PR-P20-1), Presidio County, Texas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:989833
Long-form Identifier:1:3:989833:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘBurney Mine, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
59.0km (36.7 miles) ⓘRed Hills Cu-Mo deposit, Shafter Mining District, Chinati Mountains, Presidio County, Texas, USA
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘAlamo Mica Quarry, Van Horn Mountains, Culberson County, Texas, USA
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (MA-CU-J15-5), Van Horn Mountains, Culberson County, Texas, USA
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed mine (MA-CU-J15-3), Van Horn Mountains, Culberson County, Texas, USA
79.4km (49.4 miles) ⓘMica Mine, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘMica Mine, Mica mine area, Van Horn Mountains, Culberson County, Texas, USA
79.5km (49.4 miles) ⓘBird mine, Altuda Mountain Mining District, Brewster County, Texas, USA
References
Price, Jonathan G (1983) Annotated Bibliography of Mineral Deposits in Trans-Pecos, Texas Vol. 73. Bureau of Economic Geology, Texas Mining. 108pp.
 
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