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Muscovite from
Black Swan Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Pit
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 Swan Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1010000
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1010000:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘGordon Sirdar Gold Mine (General Gordon; Sirdar), Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘRobinson Gold Mine, Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘRed Hill Gold Mine (Gentle Polly), Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘKanowna Main Lode, Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘWhite Feather Main Reefs Mine, Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘTregurtha Mine, Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘKanowna Belle Gold Mine, Kanowna Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘPaddington Gold Mine (Paddington 1; Paddington 2), Paddington (Gudarra), Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘVictory Gold Mine, Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘExcelsior Gold Mine, Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Marston, R. J. (1984) Nickel mineralization in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin 14. Geological Survey of Western Australia
 
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