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Muscovite from
Golden Harp Mine (Golden Harp prospect), U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Tank Mountains Mining District, Tank Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Golden Harp Mine (Golden Harp prospect), U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Tank Mountains Mining District, Tank Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:990753
Long-form Identifier:1:3:990753:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘBlodgett Mine (Blodgett prospect), Engesser Pass, Tank Mountains Mining District, Tank Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘEngesser Mine (Engesser prospect; Johnnie prospect), Engesser Pass, Tank Mountains Mining District, Tank Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘBelle Mackeever property (Belle Mackeever group of claims; Belle Mackeever prospect), Gila Bend Mountains Mining District, Eagletail Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘSheep Tanks Mine (Sheep Tank Mine; Resolution group), Sheep Tanks Mining District, Little Horn Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘOrocopia Schist Subduction Channel, Eagletail Mts (Cemetary Ridge), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
37.6km (23.3 miles) ⓘKofa Butte Mine (Kofa Mica prospect), Kofa Butte, Kofa Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘAlonah Mine, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘSheep Claim Mine, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘRuby prospect, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Mohawk Mining District, Mohawk Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
47.7km (29.7 miles) ⓘRed Cross Mine (Norton Mine), Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Mohawk Mining District, Mohawk Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
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