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Muscovite from
Hughes Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna 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 Hughes Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:994378
Long-form Identifier:1:3:994378:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘPage Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine (Staples Mine), New Canton, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘMargaret Mine (Terrell Mine), New Canton, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘBertha and Edith Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘScotia Mine (Perkins Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fluvanna County, Virginia, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘBowles Mine (Boles Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘGarland Quarry, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘMoss Mine, Tabscott, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘDuncan Prospect, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘApperson Mine (Leseur's Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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