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Muscovite from
Pope-Shenon Mine, Sal Mountain, Salmon, Eureka Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, 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 Pope-Shenon Mine, Sal Mountain, Salmon, Eureka Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:128789
Long-form Identifier:1:3:128789:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘFreeman Creek, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘIron Creek deposit (Little No Name), Blackbird Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘJahnke Mine, Beaverhead Mining District (Dark Horse Mining District), Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘLucky Horseshoe prospect, Lemhi Pass Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
30.0km (18.7 miles) ⓘLucky Horseshoe Claim Group, McDevitt Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘBlack Bull Fraction No. 4 Deposit, McDevitt Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘCago No. 12 Claim, Lemhi Pass Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
33.2km (20.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Th occurrence [9] (Staatz Location No. 59), Lemhi Pass Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘNo. 31 Thorium Deposit, Lemhi Pass Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘLittle Dandy No. 1 Deposit, McDevitt Mining District, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
References
Rocks & Min. 70:254
 
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