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Muscovite from
Ross Mine, Hislop Township, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada


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 Ross Mine, Hislop Township, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:987111
Long-form Identifier:1:3:987111:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Eagle Mine (Broulan Porcupine), Munro Township, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘBlack Fox Mine (Glimmer), Hislop Township, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘBlack River Occurrence, Carr Township, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘAljo Mine, Beatty Township, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘWilcarr Occurrence, Carr Township, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘTillex Deposit, Currie Township, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘWatabeag Occurrence, Carr Township, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘAnderson occurrence, Currie Township, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘPorphyry Zone Mine (Taylor), Taylor Township, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘThe Shoot Zone, Taylor Township, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada
References
Can Mineral February 1985 v. 23 no. 1 p. 95-98
Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2160
 
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