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Muscovite from
Naipa mine, Muiane-Naipa group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Hexagonal plates.
Three-individues groupings with a triangular outline.
Colour:Violet.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Naipa mine, Muiane-Naipa group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:253249
Long-form Identifier:1:3:253249:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘMuiâne pegmatite (Muiâne mine; Emdal mines), Muiane-Naipa group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
7.5km (4.6 miles) ⓘNanro Pegmatite (Nacuissupa Pegmatite; Naquissupa Pegmatite), Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘNapakhala, Gilé district, Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘNamacotcha Pegmatite, Mutala pegmatite area, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘNamacotche LCT pegmatites, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
71.7km (44.6 miles) ⓘMorrua Mine, Mulevala District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
72.6km (45.1 miles) ⓘBoa Esperança Mine, Ribaué District, Nampula Province, Mozambique
References
Goni, J. C., Guillemin, Claude (1964) Étude de la paragenèse de quelques minéraux des pegmatites d'Alto Ligonha (Mozambique) Bulletin de Minéralogie, 87 (4) 553-556 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1964.5777
 
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