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Muscovite from
Poorman Mine (Oso; Belle Peck Tunnels), Silver City Mining District (Carson Mining District), Owyhee 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 Poorman Mine (Oso; Belle Peck Tunnels), Silver City Mining District (Carson Mining District), Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:997806
Long-form Identifier:1:3:997806:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘOrofino Mine (Sinker Tunnel), War Eagle Mine (South Chariot; Orofino; Golden Chariot; Mahogany; Sinker; Ida Elmore), Silver City Mining District (Carson Mining District), Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘDe Lamar Mine, De Lamar Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘRising Star Mine, Flint Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘBlack Horse Prospect, Silver City Mining District (Carson Mining District), Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘDiatomite Mine (Bates Creek), French Mining District, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘMonarca Mine, Silver City Mining District (Carson Mining District), Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘDiatomite Occurrence (MRDS - 10106007), Reynolds Area, Owyhee County, Idaho, USA
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘSuccor Creek, Malheur County, Oregon, USA
91.2km (56.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Diatomite occurrence [1], Boise Mining District, Ada County, Idaho, USA
References
Ream, Lanny R. (2004) Idaho Minerals (2nd ed.) L. R. Ream Publishing.
 
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