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Muscovite from
Melker Scharte, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria


Locality type:Ridge
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 Melker Scharte, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:264996
Long-form Identifier:1:3:264996:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘZsigmondyspitze, Floitengrund, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘSonntagsfeld (Sonntaglaner), Floitengrund, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSaurÞssel, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘKleiner MÃķrchner, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘUltramylonite occurrence, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘMÃķrchnerkar, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘNiedere Barm, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘHorn glacier, Finkenberg, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘFloitenturm northeast slope, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘSchwarzenstein (Schwarzenstein glacier), Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
References
GÃķltl, Max (1988) Ein Bemerkenswerter Eigenfund. Kluftmineralien aus dem Gunggltal Zillertaler Alpen. Lapis, 13 (4) 30-31
Lapis 29(9):30-31 (2004)
 
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