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Muscovite from
Sunrise Mine, Outlaw Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Occurs in altered wall rocks.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sunrise Mine, Outlaw Hill, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:991665
Long-form Identifier:1:3:991665:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘVulture Mine, Vulture, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘBoyd-Fortner claims (Lucky Mica claims; Fortner and Boyd Lithium claims), Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘBurchfield Feldspar property, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘEl Tigre Mine (Tiger Mine), Little Horn Peak, Big Horn Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘOro Grande Mine, Black Rock Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘDragon Mine, Wickenburg, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘDate Creek quartz crystal locality, Date Creek Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘWelcome Mine, Rincon Mine (Welcome No. 1 claim; Welcome Patented claim 1971; Pan American; New York Patented claim; Marcus claim; Dixie No. 2 Patented claim), Yarnell, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘOctave Mine (Joker Mine; Bonanza Mine), Octave, Weaver Mining District (Virginia Mining District; Mocking Bird Mining District), Weaver Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘDixie Mine, Rincon Mine (Welcome No. 1 claim; Welcome Patented claim 1971; Pan American; New York Patented claim; Marcus claim; Dixie No. 2 Patented claim), Yarnell, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 137: 163.
 
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