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Muscovite from
Hermada Mine, Swanholm Creek, Swanholm Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, 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 Hermada Mine, Swanholm Creek, Swanholm Mining District, Elmore County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:997408
Long-form Identifier:1:3:997408:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘPilgrim Mine, Beaver Creek, Sawtooth Mining District, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
38.4km (23.8 miles) ⓘBlack Jack Prospect, Grimes Pass Mining District, Boise Basin Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘWebfoot Mine (Vienna Group; Mountain King), Smiley Creek, Vienna Mining District, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘGolden Age Mine, Pioneerville Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘStanley Ace Prospects, Stanley Basin Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘVaught - Columbite Mine (Elsie Mica Claim; Peck; Columbite), Garden Valley Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘBowman prospect, Garden Valley Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘShorty Group (Gem State), Valley Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘGold Hill Mine (Pioneer; Consolidated Gold Hill and Iowa Groups Mine), Quartzburg Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘMountain Chief Mine, Quartzburg Mining District, Boise County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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