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Muscovite from
Helicopter mine, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microclineโ“˜1 photo of Muscovite associated with Microcline at this locality.
Schorlโ“˜1 photo of Muscovite associated with Schorl at this locality.
Quartzโ“˜1 photo of Muscovite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Helicopter mine, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1444880
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1444880:9
GUID (UUID V4):ded57865-ed69-4165-b6df-330737e8a6c4
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.3km (0.2 miles) โ“˜Soda Spar Pegmatite, Glendale, Keystone Mining District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) โ“˜Soda Spar Mine, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) โ“˜Lucky Twist Mine (Sutherland Mine), Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) โ“˜Wonder lode (Duncan's Little Wonder mine), Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) โ“˜Sanator area, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) โ“˜Marydale Prospect, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) โ“˜Chipmunk No. 25 Claim (Dilley's Chipmunk), Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) โ“˜White Elephant Mine, Cicero Peak, Pringle, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) โ“˜Black Diamond Mine, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) โ“˜Beecher No. 2 (Longview Mine), Beecher Lode, Custer, Custer Mining District, Custer County, South Dakota, USA
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