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Muscovite from
Virtue Mine (Collateral; Chicago; Rucker; Union), Virtue Flat, Virtue Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, 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 Virtue Mine (Collateral; Chicago; Rucker; Union), Virtue Flat, Virtue Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:998135
Long-form Identifier:1:3:998135:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘFlagstaff Mine (Yellowjacket Group), Virtue Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘCrystal Palace, Sparta Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘBaisley-Elkhorn Mine, Rock Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘMaxwell Mine, Rock Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘGold Hill (Porcupine; Spring Gulch; Panting; Weathearby; Bonanza; Judas; Gone Goose), Weatherby Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘRandall Occurrence (Regal), Malheur Mining District (Mormon Basin Mining District), Malheur County, Oregon, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘColumbia Mine, Bourne (Cracker City), Baker County, Oregon, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘAmalgamated (Flying Dutchman), Eagle Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘMeadon Lake Prospect (North Powder Molybdenum), Rock Creek Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘEagle Vein (Last Chance; Part of The Imperial-Eagle), Cable Cove Mining District, Baker County, Oregon, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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