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Muscovite from
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania


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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Locality type:Hill
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 Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1003075
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1003075:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
81.5km (50.6 miles) ⓘNamalulu tsavorite deposit, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
References
Wilson, Wendell E., Saul, John M., Pardieu, Vincent, Hughes, Richard W. (2009) Famous mineral localities: The Merelani Tanzanite Mines, Lelatema Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania. The Mineralogical Record, 40 (5) 346-408
 
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