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Muscovite from
Black Rock Mine, Black Rock Wash, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:In altered wall rocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Rock Mine, Black Rock Wash, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:990239
Long-form Identifier:1:3:990239:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘRed Cloud Mine, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘGold Reef Prospect, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Silver Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘPicacho Copper Mine (Picacho Mine; Picacho Glance; Copper Glance Mine; Copper King Mine), Picacho, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘPicacho Mine (Picacho Gold Mine; Goshen; Helen May; Tierra Rica; Mina Rica; St. George; California Gold King; Picacho Basin; Golden Rule; Venus; Jayne; Golden Casket; Dulciana; Mars), Picacho Peak, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Dumortierite occurrences [1], Ogilby, Imperial County, California, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘRainbow Mine [2] (Hess claim; El Lucerne; El Lucero claim; La Fortuga No. 1 claim; La Fortuga No. 2 claim; Missing Link claim; Hess Mine; Cuidadela claim), Pebble Mountain, Picacho Mining District, Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘAnnie Mine (Anna Mine; Annie Lead Mine), U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘWestern Non-Metallic Mine (Western Non-Metallic Company Mine), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘDrifted Snow Mine, Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘBluebird Kyanite Mine (Vitrefrax Corporation property; Vitrefrax Mine; Bluebird Hill Kyanite deposit; Drifted Snow; Foster Bluebird Mine; Bluebird Mine; Ogilby Kyanite deposit), Vitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho Mining District (Hedges Mining District; Ogilby Mining District), Cargo Muchacho Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
References
Wilson, E.D. (1933), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 134: 67-68
 
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