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Muscovite from
Buckeye Mine (Buckeye Copper Mine), Spring Mountain, Webb Mining District, Gila Bend Mountains, Maricopa 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 Buckeye Mine (Buckeye Copper Mine), Spring Mountain, Webb Mining District, Gila Bend Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:994789
Long-form Identifier:1:3:994789:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘBuckeye Hills Mine (Buckeye Mica Mine; Buckeye Hills Mica Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘEstermill group, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘCaterpillar Tractor Testing Grounds, White Tank Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘBelle Mackeever property (Belle Mackeever group of claims; Belle Mackeever prospect), Gila Bend Mountains Mining District, Eagletail Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
56.6km (35.1 miles) ⓘHightower Mica Mine (Hightower Mica prospect), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘCrusher mica quarry, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘOrocopia Schist Subduction Channel, Eagletail Mts (Cemetary Ridge), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘSylvania Mica Mine, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
63.0km (39.1 miles) ⓘButterfly Mountain Area Mica deposit (Enid Station), Butterfly Mountain area, Santa Cruz, Gila River Indian Reservation, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
64.1km (39.8 miles) ⓘSierra Estrella deposit, Seven Mile Mountain, Sierra Estrella Mountains, Gila River Indian Reservation, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS file #10046345.
 
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