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Muscovite from
Black Wonder Prospect (San Juan National Forest), Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Black Wonder Prospect (San Juan National Forest), Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:996905
Long-form Identifier:1:3:996905:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘRico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘWellington Mine, C.H.C. Hill, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘLogan Mine (Logan Group; Goliath; MS 19665; General O. O. Howard; MS 2478; General Sherman; MS 2477; General Sheridan; MS 2479; Patented Claims: General Logan; MS 2476; Little Casper; MS 19665), Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘRico Argentine Mine, Silver Creek, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘSilver Creek Molybdenum deposit, Silver Creek, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘCalico Peak Alunite Deposit, Horse Creek, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘJohnney Bull Mine, Horse Creek, Rico Mining District (Pioneer Mining District), Rico Mountains, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘOphir Valley occurrence (New Dominion; Nevada Gulch; Silver Tip Lower Yellow Jacket; Chapman Gulch), Ophir, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘCarpenter Mine, Lower San Miguel Mining District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘBessie G Mine, La Plata Mining District (California Mining District), La Plata County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing. 676pp.
 
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