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Muscovite from
Kintore opencut, Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:vanadian
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kintore opencut, Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:309593
Long-form Identifier:1:3:309593:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘThe Piggery, Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘPotosi Silver Peak Mine (Silver Peak Mine), Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘFlying Doctor mine, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘGlobe Mine, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘMelbourne Rockwell mine, Little Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘPiesses Knob (Broken Hill United), Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘPinnacles Mine, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
16.2km (10.0 miles) ⓘSouth Parnell Mine, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘU0121, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘDense Camp Creek, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Birch, W.D.; van der Heyden, A. (1997) Minerals of the Kintore and Block 14 open cuts at Broken Hill, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 3 (1). 23-71
 
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