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Muscovite from
Independence Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, 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 Independence Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:736989
Long-form Identifier:1:3:736989:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘAce High - Jackpot Prospect, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘCombination Prospect (Allard Beryllium Prospect), Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Pegmatite prospect [1], Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘMica-Beryl Mine (MRDS - 10013705), Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘRiegel Feldspar prospect, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘOld Glory claim (Last Chance prospect; Last Chance Spar-Mica Dyke prospect), Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘShirley group, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘRock King Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘHomestake Mine, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘSilver Rocker group, Turret Mining District, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005). The Canadian Mineralogist 43, 601-622.
Berke, Edward H., Spry, Paul G., Heimann, Adriana, Teale, Graham S., Johnson, Benjamin, von der Handt, Anette, Alers, Brian, Shallow, John M. (2023) The genesis of metamorphosed Paleoproterozoic massive sulphide occurrences in central Colorado: geological, mineralogical and sulphur isotope constraints. Geological Magazine, 160 (7) 1345-1375 doi:10.1017/s0016756823000407
 
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