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Muscovite from
Troy Ranch Prospect, Tiger Mountain area, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Troy Ranch Prospect, Tiger Mountain area, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:996560
Long-form Identifier:1:3:996560:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘRattler Mine, Tiger Mountain area, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine, Tiger Mountain, Dripping Springs Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘRay Mine, Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘChilito Mine, Schneider Hill, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘRare Metals Mine (Rare Metals deposit), Kelvin, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘChristmas Mine, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘDripping Springs Valley Chabazite deposit, Dripping Spring Wash, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘMellor prospect, Christmas, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘNew Dawn claims, Ripsey Hill area, Ripsey Mining District, Tortilla Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10037117
MRDS ID #M030475.
 
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