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Muscovite from
United States Mines (Welford Mine), Rappahannock River, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 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 United States Mines (Welford Mine), Rappahannock River, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:994351
Long-form Identifier:1:3:994351:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
8.0km (4.9 miles) ⓘHorace Greeley Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘMelville Mine (Rapidan Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Orange County, Virginia, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘRossin's Mine (Rossin's Mountain Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘVaucluse Mine (Grymes Mine; Grimes Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Orange County, Virginia, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘField's Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine (Deep Run Mine), Midland, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘAustin Run Mine (Fer-Sul; Garrisonville; Old Dominion), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘGrindstone Mine (Hill Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘClay Prospect, Butzner Corner, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘValzinco Mine (Halladay Mine; Holloday Mine; Panaminus mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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