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Muscovite from
Back Forty Deposit, Menominee County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Back Forty Deposit, Menominee County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1004790
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1004790:3
GUID (UUID V4):945a11a5-6f8c-43d0-8474-007f32535b10
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘCamp Five molybdenite deposit (Middle Inlet), Middle Inlet Township, Marinette County, Wisconsin, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘRailroad cut, Pembine area, Marinette County, Wisconsin, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘPayant-Chrissman prospect (Florence County prospect), Aurora, Florence County, Wisconsin, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘFluorite railroad cut, Niagara Township, Marinette County, Wisconsin, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘMillie Mine, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘChapin Mine, Iron Mountain, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA
60.1km (37.3 miles) ⓘAnimikie Red Ace pegmatite, Pine River pegmatites, Fern, Florence County, Wisconsin, USA
60.9km (37.8 miles) ⓘMetronite Quarry, Felch, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA
63.5km (39.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pegmatite quarry ("Groveland" pegmatite), Randville, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA
64.3km (40.0 miles) ⓘSturgeon River Pegmatite Quarry, Dickinson County, Michigan, USA
References
Quigley, Tom, and Mahin, Bob, 2008, Back Forty Geology and Mineralization: Proceedings of the Institute on Lake Superior Geology, v. 54, Part 2 - Field Trip Guidebook, 66-85.
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Moleski, Nicholas, Boxleiter, Anthony, Thakurta, Joyashish (2018) Sulfur Isotope Ratios from VMS Deposits in the Penokean Volcanic Belt, Great Lakes Region, USA: Constraints on the Source of Sulfur in a Paleoproterozoic Intra-Arc Rift. Minerals, 9 (1) 6 doi:10.3390/min9010006
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Penokean Volcanic Belt, Great Lakes Region, USA: Constraints on the Source of Sulfur in a Paleoproterozoic...Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA; nicholas.m.moleski@wmich...sulfide (VMS) deposits. These deposits were formed by back-arc extensional volcanism during the accretion of...collected from eight VMS deposits in the PVB: Back Forty, Bend, Eisenbrey, Flambeau, Horseshoe, Lynne...Diablo Troilite (V-CDT). Average δ34 S values from Back Forty and Lynne deposits are slightly higher, at 2
 
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