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Muscovite from
Capitol Claims, Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA


Locality type:Claim
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 Capitol Claims, Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:998177
Long-form Identifier:1:3:998177:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘBornite breccia pipe (Cedar Creek breccia pipe; Stony Ridge), Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘSantiam Copper Group (Rainbow; Low; Northwest Copper Company; Lotz & Larson; Lower Granger & Shio), Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘNorth Santiam Copper Occurrence, Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘBimetallic and Gold Bug Occurrence, Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘMineral Harbor Group, Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘBlende Oro Occurrence, Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘRuth (Amalgamated; Lewis & Clark), Shiny Rock Mining Company, Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘBlue Jay (Part of The Ruth Group), Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘDetroit Dam Occurrence, Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Linn County, Oregon, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘMother Lode Group (Cascade Gold and Silver), Santiam Mining District (Elkhorn Mining District), Marion County, Oregon, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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