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Muscovite from
Baxter's Hollow, Sumpter, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA


Locality type:Protected Area
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 Baxter's Hollow, Sumpter, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1003560
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1003560:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘDrill hole, North Freedom, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘDemby-Weist Mine, Ridgeway, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘMontello Granite Quarry (Montello Granite Company; Inc.), Marquette County, Wisconsin, USA
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘNecedah Bluff quarry, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA
73.0km (45.4 miles) ⓘWaterloo quarry (Michels Materials Waterloo quarry; Portland Quarry), Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA
82.6km (51.4 miles) ⓘBadger Mining Corporation pit (Fairwater Quarry), Utley, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, USA
References
Gates, R. (1942) The Baxter Hollow Granite Cupola: American Mineralogist: 27 (10): 699-711.
 
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