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Muscovite from
Portugal 1 & 2 quarries, Malpartida, Malpartida e Vale de Coelha, Almeida, Guarda, Portugal


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite37
- var Cleavelandite1
Spessartine32
Quartz27
- var Smoky Quartz9
Schorl15
Fluorapatite11
Microcline5
Orthoclase4
Topaz1
Helvine1
Opal1
- var Opal-AN1
Aragonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Portugal 1 & 2 quarries, Malpartida, Malpartida e Vale de Coelha, Almeida, Guarda, Portugal
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:416338
Long-form Identifier:1:3:416338:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘMari Tere mine, Lumbrales, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
16.0km (10.0 miles) ⓘBarquilla Sn-Ge-Cd-Cu-Fe Deposit, Villar de la Yegua, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘBajoca pegmatite, Algodres Vale de Afonsinho e Vilar de Amargo, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Guarda, Portugal
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘTumbo de la Caldera pegmatite, La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘÁguila area (FÃĐ mine), Saelices el Chico, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘHinojosa-Saucelle road, Hinojosa de Duero, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘAlberto pit, La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
28.4km (17.7 miles) ⓘBajoca Mine, Almendra, Vila Nova de Foz CÃīa, Guarda, Portugal
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘFeli deposit, La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘRibeira do Mosteiro Mines (Riba de Alva Mines), Poiares, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Bragança, Portugal
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