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Muscovite from
Mayflower Shaft, Beasley Property (Knucky and Cosgrove), Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Shaft
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 Mayflower Shaft, Beasley Property (Knucky and Cosgrove), Deadman Canyon-California Gulch-Whitewater Canyon Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:985663
Long-form Identifier:1:3:985663:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘGround Hog Mine, Vanadium, Central Mining District (Bayard District), Grant County, New Mexico, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘPrincess Mine, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘChino Mine (Santa Rita pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘContinental Mine, Hanover Mountain, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘHanover Mountain, Hanover-Fierro Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘTyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘBurro Chief Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘPinos Altos Mine, Pinos Altos Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
26.6km (16.6 miles) ⓘMerry Widow Mine, White Signal Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘLucretia Quarry, Taylor Mountain Mining District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA
References
USGS Bull 470
 
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